Trump Refuses To Defend America After Saudi Military Officer Terror Attack In Pensacola

The Trump administration responded to the Pensacola Naval Base terror attack by a Saudi military officer by running PR for Saudi Arabia.

Trump tweeted Saudi PR:

His Secretary of State Mike Pompeo joined in:

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Sen. Chris Murphy noted how unnerving it is for an administration to defend a country whose military officer committed a terrorist attack in the US:

The President Of The United States is defending the home of the terrorist that killed four people in Florida instead of demanding answers.

While the country rightly focuses on Trump’s Russia/Ukraine potential crimes, the question of what Saudi Arabia has on Trump is one of the great mysteries surrounding this administration.

Americans have died on US soil, and Donald Trump is afraid to stand up to the Saudis.

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Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.

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