President Trump cheers press freedom -- and a press basher
by Clarence Page, Tribune Content Agency
Oct 21, 2018
3 minutes
Two weeks after Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi disappeared, President Trump said he believes the Saudi-born journalist is dead, that high-level Saudis played a role and the consequences will "have to be very severe" for such "bad, bad stuff."
Then the president flew to Montana where he praised Republican Rep. Greg Gianforte, calling him "my guy" for having "body-slammed" a reporter for The Guardian newspaper.
"By the way, never wrestle him," said Trump, yielding to
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