Jim McGovern, deputy of the House of Representatives Massachussets in the United States, stated that because of the Saudi journalist Cemal Kasikci incident, he presented the draft law to the parliament to suspend all arms sales and aid to Saudi Arabia.
The Democratic deputy made a statement from the Twitter account on the draft law he formally presented to the House of Representatives. "Minister Pompeo officially presented the draft law to the House of Representatives for the prohibition of all military aid and sales to Saudi Arabia until the registration of the Saudi government" did not give orders or directives for the disappearance or killing of Cemal Kaşıkçı, "McGovern said in his statement. used expressions.
While the House of Representatives has not yet shared the contents of the bill with the public, it has been stated that 6 Democratic and 2 Republican representatives have supported the bill so far. The bill submitted to the Foreign Relations Committee should also receive the support of the Republicans, who are the majority in the committee and in parliament to be voted and accepted.
Some Republican councilors and senators who criticized the Trump administration for the Spoonbill had made many statements that the issue should be clarified as soon as possible and that tough measures should be taken against the Riyadh administration if necessary.
US President Donald Trump sent US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Saudi Arabia after about two weeks after the incident. After high-level talks in Riyadh, Pompeo met with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu in Ankara.