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Thomas Friedman on Saudi Arabia and the Trump Administration

As President Trump gets debriefed on the latest from Saudi Arabia, fallout grows over the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. New York Times Columnist Thomas Friedman tells Christiane Amanpour about his struggle to square his early support for the Crown Prince with Mohammed Bin Salman’s authoritarian streak.

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