Biden Meets with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for First Time

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President Joe Biden bumped fists with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman when the two men met for the first time in Jeddah on Friday, effectively putting an end to his efforts to shun the Saudi leader.

The low-key greeting underscored the tense circumstances of the trip, with Biden seeking Saudi promises to help lower oil prices, but wanting to avoid any appearance of being too friendly with Prince Mohammed, 36, whom he’d vowed to ostracize for the 2018 killing of columnist Jamal Khashoggi.

The meeting between the two leaders appeared designed to sidestep any strains to the relationship. At the beginning, members of the US media were brought in - but not allowed to use live transmission equipment, or boom mics that would have allowed reporters to hear what the leaders were saying.

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The press can really be stupid. That wasn't the right time for that question.

kevinbraud
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In that year, there were over 50 journalists had died. Do you also remember them? For example, do you know “Shereen Abu Aqleh”???

Matthew
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The press screaming like kids 😂, I would’ve slapped that screaming lady.

Ahmed
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be nice is the Saudis could arrest them all for the world

kushmaster
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God Bless President Biden and God Bless America

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