“我们就此事、此事的严肃性、特朗普总统多么严肃地看待它以及美国多么严肃地看待它进行了非常直接的对话......我们需要先了解事实，然后我们才能开始制定对此的适当回应。”2018年10月17日蓬佩奥国务卿在前往沙特阿拉伯和土耳其举行会晤后对媒体的讲话. https://www.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2018/10/286716.htm 

“We had very direct conversations about this, the seriousness of this, how serious President Trump is taking this, how seriously the United States will take this… we need to know the facts before we can begin to formulate what the appropriate response for this would be.” Secretary Pompeo, remarks to the press following his meetings in Saudi Arabia and Turkey, October 17, 2018

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