Washington Post publisher and CEO Fred Ryan has condemned President Donald Trump’s statement that the United States will remain a “steadfast partner” of Saudi Arabia despite the brutal killing of Virginia-based Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
In a much-awaited statement on Tuesday, Trump said that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman may or may have not ordered the assassination of Khashoggi, a US resident and columnist for The Washington Post.
“That being said, we may never know all of the facts surrounding the murder of Mr. Jamal Khashoggi. In any case, our relationship is with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,” the US president insisted. “They have been a great ally in our very important fight against Iran.”
Ryan accused Trump of putting “personal relationships and commercial interests above American interests” by not holding bin Salman accountable for the death of Khashoggi.
Statement from Washington Post Publisher and CEO…