McConnell: US must respond to ‘abhorrent’ Khashoggi killing

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says “some kind of response” is needed from the United States for Saudi Arabia’s role in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
McConnell told reporters Tuesday what happened to Khashoggi was “completely abhorrent to everything the United States holds dear and stands for.” He said senators are “discussing what the appropriate response would be.”
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