It is tough to be shocked by any of US President Donald Trump’s rhetoric these days. But telling a female reporter “quiet, piggy” , and shrugging off the state-sanctioned murder of a journalist , ought to give pause for thought.

As Trump rolled out the red carpet for Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman – the kingdom’s de facto leader – he was plainly not keen to revisit the 2018 assassination of Saudi writer and dissident Jamal Khashoggi.

That’s despite the fact that Khashoggi was based in the United States when he was killed by the Saudis in Turkey , and the fact the CIA concluded Mohammed personally ordered the operation.

“Things happen,” Trump said when asked about the plot by another pesky female reporter. “You don’t have to embarrass our guest by asking a question

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