if, in fact, mr. khashoggi was murdered, we need to know who was responsible. we need to hold those responsible. reporter: but so far, mr. trump is not willing to directly point the finger at saudi leaders. wanting not to give up what he claims will be a $110 billion u.s. arms deal. that hurts our workers. that hurts our factories. that hurts all of our companies. you re talking about 500,000 jobs. reporter: republicans disagree. there isn t enough money in the world to purchase back our credibility on human rights and the way nations should conduct themselves. reporter: back at the saudi consulate in istanbul where khashoggi was last seen, turkish investigators searched the compound for nine hours, looking into clues that toxic materials were there and painted over in the two weeks since khashoggi disappeared. and tomorrow mike pompeo is
the white house says that stands. they re not being specific about the severe punishment. we know based on the president s comments what it won t be. he says he s not going to cancel the $110 billion u.s./saudi arms deal. he said it would be foolish because it would harm u.s. workers more than saudi arabia. that s his view. geoff, thank you as always. aaron blake, gail lemont, and kevin barren are all with us. thanks to all of you. gail, let me start with you. let s start with the comments from the south lawn. what do you make of president trump there appearing to parrot the saudi lines, maybe rogue elements killed khashoggi? watch the next couple of days. i think you ll see the hunt for
role in the distance of khashoggi, they would have to pay for it. there are rewards and punishments, and trump has already removed from the table what would perhaps be the greatest punishment. he said he would not cancel this $110 billion u.s.-saudi arms deal. the president making the claim to reporters yesterday that it would harm u.s. workers more than it would saudi arabia. as the president said yesterday, we would just be hurting ourselves. now, larry kudlow, who is the president s national economic adviser, he made the sunday show rounds today, and he was asked about this whole controversy. here s what he had to say. with respect to the khashoggi story, which is a tragedy for khashoggi, among other people, believe what the president says when he says we will take very tough action if the allegations of saudi interference prove to be the case. the president has called for a
despite concerns being raised by people like khashoggi. $110 billion u.s. saudi arms deal. do human rights matter in this conversation? this is a journalist who also raised the idea of an opposition movement in saudi arabia. was that too much? we should also note that khashoggi s fiance who was waiting for him outside of the consulate there in turkey, she writes this morning she, quote, remains confidence that jamal khashoggi is still alive. she hopes president trump will shed light on his disappearance. we will keep on this, of course. we are following all the breakingdisappearance. from the start, the c-class was ahead of its time. [ indistinct radio chatter ] still, we never stopped making it stronger. faster. smarter.