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On the recordOctober 22, 2018
I would say it was a total fiasco. From day one, from the thought, whoever put it in their minds, that was not a good thought. The process was no good. The execution was no good. And the cover-up, if you want to call it that, was certainly no good.
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida

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President Trump describes the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi as a total fiasco, criticizing the planning and execution of the operation.

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