"One of the worst in the business." "A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about," Trump added, calling Khashoggi "extremely controversial." "Whether you like him or didn't like him,

Trump has welcomed the Saudi crown prince to the White House and told reporters he had not known about Saudi agents' plan to kill Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

This would be the first U.S. sale of the fighter jets to Saudi and mark a significant policy shift.

President Donald Trump sparred with an ABC News reporter who pressed him about the Jeffrey Epstein files during his meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House.

By the time Donald Trump performed the ultimate U-turn and called for the release of the Epstein files, the writing was already on the wall.

It reflected how the Epstein affair and the president’s handling of it has fractured Mr. Trump’s political coalition and suggested a slip in his iron grip on his party.