over his defense of President Biden’s interaction with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. American intelligence found that Salman approved the killing of Washington Post journalist and Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi in 2018. Biden is currently on a trip to the Middle East, where he met with Israeli officials earlier this week and officials from Saudi Arabia, including Salman, on Friday. Biden greeted the Saudi crown prince with a fist bump, prompting outcry from critics. Tapper challenged Coons, reminding him that Biden promised during his presidential run to “turn Saudi Arabia into a ‘pariah’ nation.”“I mean, that fist bump photograph, I think a lot of Americans saw that and were revolted by it,” Tapper said.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 16, 2022 13:47 UTC