US president criticized by fiancée of slain journalist Khashoggi; California Rep. Adam Schiff says greeting shows ‘continuing grip oil-rich autocrats have on US foreign policy’
By Agencies 15 July 2022, 10:38 pm
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — US President Joe Biden’s fist bump with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was drawing criticism even before his meeting with the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia concluded on Friday.
US intelligence agencies said the crown prince, known as MBS, ordered the 2018 killing of journalist and critic Jamal Khashoggi.
Hatice Cengiz, Khashoggi’s fiancée, tweeted a screenshot imagining what he would have said in response to the meeting, reading “the blood of MBS’s next victim is on your hands.”
California Rep. Adam Schiff, the Democratic chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said “One fist bump is worth a thousand words.”
He added: “If we ever needed a visual reminder of the continuing grip oil-rich autocrats have on US foreign policy in the Middle East, we got it today.”
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