U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters as he heads to the Marine One helicopter to depart the White House for travel to Florida in Washington, U.S. October 8, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he does not want to walk away from Saudi Arabia despite concerns about Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and said he hopes Saudi's royal leaders were not involved in his disappearance.
In an interview with Fox Business Network, Trump, a Republican, pushed back against some criticism from U.S. lawmakers in both parties who have called for strong action after Khashoggi went missing earlier this month during a visit to the Saudi consulate in Turkey, which has alleged he was killed.
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