Sec. of State Antony Blinken meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in his first bilateral visit to Saudi Arabia as the top U.S. diplomat.
After their meeting, Biden said that he had raised Khashoggi's murder with the Saudi crown prince.
“I said very straightforwardly, for an American president to be silent on an issue of human rights is inconsistent with who we are and who I am. I’ll always stand up for our values,” Biden told reporters. “I just made it clear, if anything occurs like that again they’ll get that response and much more."
Biden said the crown prince responded by saying he was not personally responsible for the murder and that action was taken against those who were responsible. Biden said he told the crown prince he disagreed with the claim that the crown prince wasn’t responsible.evacuating hundreds of U.S.
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