There are outrageous stories and then there are stories like this, stories that reveal the utter monster underneath those oversized suits and the pancaked makeup. Generally, we begin with some sort of analytical introduction. There is nothing to analyze or introduce in this matter:

According to Yahoo Reports:

“The president had multiple calls with MBS and with King Salman, specifically asking them, did you know anything about this?” said Kirsten Fontenrose, then the director of Gulf affairs at the National Security Council. “The president would flat-out ask, I mean, up to a dozen times on any individual phone call, whether it was with King Salman or with MBS or both of them, ‘Did you have any knowledge of this operation?’ ‘Did you know this was going to happen?’ ‘Did you give this order?'”

If Trump believes that something such as what happened to Khashoggi could happen without MBS or King Salman “knowing about it” and allowing it (probably planning it) then Trump is dumber than we had even thought. And, if Trump believed that MBS or King Salman would tell him the truth – if it hurt them – he’s even dumber still.

The royals denied it and said they knew nothing of “Jamal’s” matter (using only his first name) and told Trump that they would get right on the investigation. Meanwhile, Trump became fixated on the details of the horrific demise, the saw.

“I mean, he would go back to it and back to it and back to it, trying to press them and telling them, you know, ‘This will change everything, you guys. We’ve got to know. We’re with you. We’re standing behind Saudi Arabia … but we’ve got to get to the bottom of this. ‘Was there a b*ne saw? Was there a b*ne saw?

Trump then joked: “‘I’ve been in difficult negotiations. I’ve never had to take a b*ne saw.’

Trump asked Pompeo: “Have you ever had to take a b*ne saw into negotiations?'” Trump said, according to Fontenrose. “‘No Mr. President, ha ha,’ and pressing, pressing, pressing, and every time, ‘No, no, no, Donald, we didn’t know anything about it. We’re still trying to get to the bottom of this.'”

Sick. We could make our own “joke” about Trump’s negotiations if he ever crossed Putin, but we’re not sick.

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