10-12-2018, 02:27 PM
Global Reaction
Khashoggi's disappearance has prompted calls for investigations from around the world.
The kingdom's staunchest Western allies, including the United States, where Khashoggi had applied for permanent residency, have urged Saudi Arabia to come clean.
Trump said Wednesday that he's been in touch with the "highest levels" of the Saudi government about Khashoggi's case and expressed concerns about his possible murder.
He said his administration was pressing the Saudi government to reveal more about the incident. "We're demanding everything. We want to see what's going on here. It's a bad situation," Trump said in the Oval Office.
But President Trump stopped short of saying whether he believed the Saudis have knowledge about his whereabouts, or may have played a role in his disappearance, stating that not enough was known to make a determination.
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Khashoggi's disappearance has prompted calls for investigations from around the world.
The kingdom's staunchest Western allies, including the United States, where Khashoggi had applied for permanent residency, have urged Saudi Arabia to come clean.
Trump said Wednesday that he's been in touch with the "highest levels" of the Saudi government about Khashoggi's case and expressed concerns about his possible murder.
He said his administration was pressing the Saudi government to reveal more about the incident. "We're demanding everything. We want to see what's going on here. It's a bad situation," Trump said in the Oval Office.
But President Trump stopped short of saying whether he believed the Saudis have knowledge about his whereabouts, or may have played a role in his disappearance, stating that not enough was known to make a determination.
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