Mike Pompeo said Tuesday that the US was revoking the visas of some Saudi officials who are allegedly involved in the brutal killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.

The secretary of state made the announcement during a press conference just moments after President Trump called the slaying “one of the worst cover-ups.”

“These penalties will not be the last word on the matter from the United States,” Pompeo said about revoking the visas.

“We’re making very clear that the United States does not tolerate this kind of ruthless action to silence Mr. Khashoggi, a journalist, through violence.”

The Saudi government said on Friday that it has detained 18 Saudi nationals responsible for killing Khashoggi inside the regime’s Istanbul consulate.

However, the Saudis claim the death was an accident.

Trump, who originally had been reluctant to criticize the Saudi regime for the killing, called the episode a “cover-up” on Tuesday.

“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,” he said.

“It’s very simple. Bad deal. Should have never been thought of. Somebody really messed up.”

The visa revocations are the first punitive measures taken by the administration against the Saudis since Khashoggi disappeared after entering the consulate on Oct. 2.

Visa records are considered confidential and Pompeo did not say which or how many Saudi officials would have their visas revoked.

With Wires