While talking to reporters in the Oval Office, President Trump praised Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei and said he would be 'respectful' if a meeting was arranged between them

Asked whether a potential meeting would take place in the US or in a different place, Trump replied, “I don’t know. I haven’t really heard too much about it.” He continued, “I didn’t suggest it [a meeting], but some people have suggested it.”

“If it happened, it would be happening. I’d be respectful.” White House correspondent Peter Doocy, co-anchor of The Sunday Briefing for Fox News, then asked the president, “Do you think because Epic Fury killed his dad and his wife and his kid that he has hard feelings?”

Trump said, “Well, I would say I’m not his favorite person, but with that being said, he’s probably a professional. In some circles he has a very good reputation, actually.”

      • OwOarchist@pawb.socialEnglish
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        1 hour ago

        Half in advance, half when it’s done. Those are the standard terms.

        Killer doesn’t want to get ripped off by a buyer stiffing him on payment. But the buyer also doesn’t want to get ripped off by a killer who just takes the money and disappears with it (without doing the job). Since, obviously, you can’t have proper legal contracts and escrow for this kind of shit, half-and-half is the best available compromise. Each party still might get ripped off, but at least they’d only be missing out on half.

        This is for independent contractors, of course. If you’re working within an organized crime situation where other contract enforcement options are available, the terms could be different. And things will likely also be much different if the buyer and killer already have an established working relationship and trust.

        And ‘standard’ doesn’t mean ‘mandatory’. Each individual contract can of course be negotiated on its own terms. Maybe the killer has an excellent and well-proven reputation of getting the job done, which makes the buyer willing to pay more or all of it in advance. Maybe the buyer is offering so much above market price that the killer is willing to take the risk on non-payment because the possible payout is so high. Etc.