'Sucking Up to Murderers': Biden Plans to Visit Saudi Arabia in Push for Oil

'The planet is on fire, and Biden is about to reestablish relations with one of the key arsonists.'

"It makes no sense to strengthen Saudi Arabia's oil dictator in order to stop Russia's oil dictator," said one critic."The planet is on fire, and Biden is about to reestablish relations with one of the key arsonists."Two and a half years removed from his campaign trail vow to make Saudi Arabia's leaders"pay the price" for their role in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, U.S.

President Joe Biden is reportedly planning to visit Riyadh in the coming days as part of the White House's effort to shore up ties with the oil-rich kingdom as Russia's war on Ukraine roils global energy markets.Thursday that Biden intends to add the Riyadh visit to his planned visit to Israel and Europe later this month.Saudi Arabia is the third-largest oil producer in the world behind the U.S.

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