President Donald Trump faced widespread condemnation this week for suggesting that Saudi Arabia may have been justified in killing journalist Jamal Khashoggi. On Thursday, the White House sent out a release attacking ABC News—which employs the reporter who brought up the issue with Trump—as “fake news.”

Reporter Mary Bruce asked Trump about the Khashoggi killing as he appeared alongside Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a White House event on Tuesday. The Saudi regime is widely believed to be behind Khashoggi’s 2018 murder, according to U.S. intelligence agencies.

Trump leapt to bin Salman’s defense, characterizing him as doing a “phenomenal job” and complained to Bruce, “You don't have to embarrass our guest by asking a question like that.”

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