question about who was behind it. it s the story the white house wishes would go away. and remember, the president won t even acknowledge any evidence that saudi crown prince muhammad bin salman was involved. now in a rare parting with the president, corker, another republican lawmaker, is saying they have no doubt. the crown prince s brother is back in washington, resuming his duties as saudi ambassador to the united states. according to a saudi official. whatever business as usual scenario, the president and the white house may be operating under, that scenario is over for a bipartisan group of senators who introduced a resolution blaming the crown prince for the abhorrent and killing of journalist jamal khashoggi. this is what senator graham said. after the briefing from cia director. there s not a smoking gun, there s a smoking saw. you have to be willfully blind not to come to the conclusion that this was orchestrated and organized by people under the
there s no question in his mind that the crown prince ordered the murder and monitored it. one would assume the president has access to the same intelligence. so the question remains, why is this the president s stance? they did not make that assessment. the cia has looked at it, studied it a lot. they have nothing definitive. and the fact is, maybe he did, maybe he didn t. i hate the coverup, and i will tell you this, the crown prince hates it more than i do. and they have vehemently devied denied it. the cia points it both ways. as i said. it. maybe he did, maybe he didn t. joining me now senator chris murphy. democratic connecticut. and member of the foreign smith. when you hear the president said, i hate the coverup, but the crown prince hates it more than i do, does that make sense to you? i don t understand it just sounds ludicrous. it makes just as much sense as everything else out of the president s mouth on foreign
like there s a bit of xeno phobia that he throws in there. he s comfortable in attacking these supposed enemies, really in a way it s ridiculous. it s like us having a trade imbalance at the grocery store or cnn has a trade imbalance with you. it s not really a measure of economic health, but the president doesn t look at it that way. has he always been susceptible to flattery? because it does seem like that s an achilles heel of him. if you say a few nice things, he feels you re coming from a good place, and kind of well, of course, after the last two or three years of talking about him, you know the answer to that question. of course he was always susceptible to flattery, but it s interesting, only temporarily, he is a professional victim. and he is extremely paranoid, so
that you can kind of guess given the personalities of these players is that there s been a push to have somebody in this role that maybe the other national security players could control or could kind of move in their direction, given how much things have changed. all right. thank you very much. coming up, a republican senator says if you want to do business with the united states, don t chop somebody up in a consulate. that s not too much to ask. the question is, could a showdown between the senate and the president be coming over the murder of jamal khashoggi? we re keeping them honest, next. coaching means making tough choices. jim! you re in! but when you have high blood pressure and need cold medicine that works fast, the choice is simple. coricidin hbp is the #1 brand that gives powerful cold symptom relief without raising your blood pressure. coricidin hbp. [deep breath] i receive travel rewards. i visualize travel rewards. going new places! going out for a bite! going any
control or could kind of move in their direction, given how much things have changed. all right. thank you very much. coming up, a republican senator says if you want to do business with the united states, don t chop somebody up in a consulate. that s not too much to ask. the question is, could a showtosho showdown and a senate be coming between the president over the murder of jamal khashoggi? we re keeping them honest, next. talking about driver-assist technology talking about cars that talk and listen. talking about the highest customer loyalty in the country. but that s enough talking. seriously. that was a lot of talking. back to building