From NPR.

President Trump defended Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Oval Office Tuesday when reporters asked about CIA findings that the prince approved the killing of "Washington Post" columnist Jamal Khashoggi.

Trump called Khashoggi "extremely controversial" and said "A lot of people didn’t like that gentleman that you’re talking about." He also chastised the reporter for raising the issue, saying, "You don’t have to embarrass our guest by asking a question."

The CIA concluded the crown prince approved the 2018 operation that killed and dismembered Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Turkey, but Salman maintained he had no knowledge of the attack.

Khashoggi’s widow criticized Trump’s comments in a statement on X, saying, "There is no justification to murder my husband."