that, despite his record in Congress as a fiscal hawk, the administration's priority now was to restore funding to the Defense Department.

"Right now, the top priority for this president was getting the Defense Department the money necessary to defend the nation," he said.a team of Saudis killed Khashoggi, and U.S. intelligence intercepts show Saudi officials discussing an operation to lure Khashoggi - a Saudi citizen who had been living in the United States - back to Saudi Arabia from his home in Virginia and detain him.

Speaking with reporters at the White House later Saturday, Trump reiterated that there would be "very powerful" repercussions for Saudi Arabia should the United States determine that the kingdom is responsible for the death of Khashoggi, who wrote for The Post's Global Opinions section.

But the president all but ruled out canceling $110 billion in U.S. arms sales to Saudi Arabia, arguing that doing so would be "very foolish for our country" and only end up harming U.S. defense industries and others.

Trump said the United States