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Article snippet: MORE on Tuesday ramped up his rhetoric against Saudi Arabia over the death of Jamal Khashoggi, as the U.S. took its first steps to punish the kingdom over the incident that has triggered global outrage. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump criticized the operation that led to the journalist's death as the “worst cover-up ever” and said whoever is responsible “should be in big trouble.” “They had a very bad original concept. It was carried out poorly and the cover-up was one of the worst cover-ups in the history of cover-ups,” Trump said. “Very simple. Bad deal, should have never been thought of. Somebody really messed up.” Asked later to clarify his comments, Trump said was condemning the entire Saudi operation and not just the cover-up. “I’m saying they should have never thought about it,” he said. “Once they thought about it, everything else went wrong also. It should have never happened. It should have never been done ... There should have never been an execution or a cover up." Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced minutes after Trump's initial remarks that the U.S. is revoking visas for some Saudi officials allegedly responsible for Khashoggi’s death. He said the U.S. is also weighing sanctions designed to target human-rights violators, a step that was requested by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. “These penalties will not be the last word on this matter from the United States,” said Pompeo. “We’re making very clear that the United Stat... Link to the full article to read more