Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman responded defensively after President Biden brought up the 2018 murder of Jamal Khashoggi, a source says
Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, hit back at Joe Biden after the US President confronted him about the 2018 murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi during a meeting between the two leaders on Friday, according to a source familiar with the matter.
In the meeting, Bin Salman, also known as MBS, denied responsibility for the killing of Khashoggi at the kingdom's Istanbul consulate. Biden said he inidicated that he disagreed with MBS, based on US intelligence assessments, according to the source.
Biden's meeting with Saudi crown prince comes under fire 03:22"Those responsible have been investigated and faced the law and are paying the price for their crime," Jubeir said on CNN of the discussion."The conversation moved on in terms of the official discussion." Senior administration officials on Saturday defended Biden's decision to meet with MBS face-to-face, despite the fierce pushback and criticism, saying it would have been"backsliding if the president didn't come to the region and it would be backsliding if he didn't and wasn't willing to sit and raise human rights concerns with foreign leaders around the world.
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