OnPolitics Today: 'But it sounded to me like maybe these could have been rogue killers'

FROM WASHINGTON AND BEYOND

Monday, October 15

US President Donald Trump speaks before boarding Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC on October 15, 2018. - Trump is heading to Florida after Hurricane Michael devastated the state.

Also in today's edition: Elizabeth Warren's DNA results are in.

Today's subject line quote: President Donald Trump, on who may be behind the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

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Deny, deny, deny

Remember when President Donald Trump sparked a massive controversy by appearing to accept Russian President Vladimir Putin's denials of meddling in the 2016 election? Now, he is drawing criticism for appearing to buy King Salman's denial that Saudia Arabia was involved in the disappearance of dissident journalist and U.S. resident, Jamal Khashoggi. Although Turkish officials claim to have audio and evidence that Khashoggi was killed inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, the Saudis have claimed he left the compound unharmed. Trump suggested "rogue killers" may have been behind Khashoggi's disappearance. "Who knows?" the president said, underscoring his uncertainty.

Tweet o' the day

This may be more of a tweet-ception.

Screenshot via Twitter

"apropos of nothing, this is one of the all-time great tweets of this era," The Atlantic's McKay Coppins reminds us. The tweet in question? Jesse Farar's 2016 assertion: "Well, I'd like to see ol Donny Trump wriggle his way out of THIS jam! *Trump wriggles his way out of the jam easily* Ah! Well. Nevertheless."

At least 1/1024th Native American and proud

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., says Trump owes her favorite charity $1 million . In July, the president imagined offering Warren $1 million if she took a DNA test proving that she is "an Indian" during a hypothetical debate with the potential Democratic 2020 presidential candidate. On Monday, Warren released the results of a DNA analysis that found "strong evidence" that the senator has Native American ancestry, although those roots could go back as far as 10 generations.

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