The NBA star says he fears that if he travels to London for an upcoming game against the Washington Wizards, he might be killed for speaking out against Turkey's president.
"Of course, this is not an open-ended waiting process," President Recep Tayyip Erdogan added, saying he still intends to launch an operation against U.S.-backed Kurdish forces in northern Syria.
President Reagan's pivot away from a reporter's question about possibly pardoning those involved with the 1980s arms-sales scandal is a key moment in the history of the event taking place Tuesday.
News outlets had reported that the White House was looking to placate Turkey to ease pressure on the Saudis, after journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.
Over 45 tons of meat could potentially harbor the food-borne illness, the USDA said. More recalls from other companies could follow, as the government tracks a widespread outbreak of the same strain.
The Saudis have changed course again on what they say happened to Saudi journalist and U.S. resident Jamal Khashoggi, who was last seen alive walking into the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2.
The Saudis have denied any knowledge of Jamal Khashoggi's whereabouts. "We're going to try getting to the bottom of it very soon," Trump said. He dispatched Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Riyadh.