Rubio: No ‘business as usual’ with Saudi Arabia

Sen. Marco Rubio said Sunday the U.S. should not continue with “business as usual" in response to Saudi Arabia following the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Rubio, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, added he did not think Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin should attend an upcoming economic summit in Saudi Arabia.

"I don't think he should go," the Florida Republican said on CNN's "State of the Union" on Sunday. "I don't think any of our government officials should be going and pretending it's business as usual until we know exactly what's happened here."

Khashoggi, a Washington Post journalist, has not been seen since entering a Saudi consulate in Turkey earlier this month. Turkey claims Khashoggi was murdered there.

Rubio told host Jake Tapper the United States' response to Khashoggi's disappearance should be strong, and "not just symbolic."