Trump Admits He 'Gets Along' Better With Dictators Than With American Journalists

06/29/2019 09:23 pm ET

Besides, Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman is going to spend $400 billion on “different things” in the U.S., according to Trump.

By Mary Papenfuss

President Donald Trump conceded in Osaka Saturday that he “gets along” better with the world’s autocrats and dictators than with U.S. reporters.

The president made the confession in a testy confrontation with CNN correspondent Jim Acosta, who challenged him at a press conference at the end of the G-20 Summit. The journalist asked: “What is it with your coziness with some of the dictators and autocrats at these summits?”

Trump responded to the room of reporters: “I get along with everybody, except you people ... I get along with President Putin, I get along with Mohammed [bin Salman] from Saudi Arabia.” Trump also often touts his friendship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

Bin Salman ordered the brutal murder and dismemberment of Washington Post reporter Jamal Khashoggi last year, according to American intelligence officials. Trump and Putin on Thursday joked around about the Kremlin’s interference in the presidential election. They also talked about “fake news” and journalists. “Get rid of them,” quipped Trump, referring to reporters. Twenty-six journalists have been murdered in Russia since Putin has been in power.

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