Biden hits back after top Saudi official says he ‘did not hear’ Biden blame MBS for Khashoggi’s murder

President Joe Biden touched down in Washington D.C. simply after midnight on Sunday, when he stated the Saudi Arabian international minister who denied ever listening to Biden confront Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) about Jamal Khashoggi’s homicide was fallacious.

After spending a number of days within the Center East, Biden landed exterior of the White Home and answered a number of questions from reporters, together with one a few current controversial comment from Saudi Arabia’s international minister.

“The Saudi Overseas Minister stated he didn’t hear you accuse the Crown Prince of Khashoggi’s homicide. Is he telling the reality?” the reporter requested.

“No,” Biden swiftly stated, earlier than disregarding one other reporter who requested in regards to the fist-bump fiasco. “Why don’t you discuss one thing that issues?” the president added.

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Throughout his go to to Saudi Arabia, Biden instructed reporters that he had instructed MBS that he believed the Saudi chief was liable for Jamal Khashoggi’s homicide.

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Khashoggi was a Washington Publish contributor who was killed in 2018 by Saudi safety officers. The nation’s management, together with MBS, has been suspected to be concerned in or accepted of the motion.

“With respect to the homicide of Khashoggi, I raised it on the high of the assembly, making it clear what I considered it on the time and what I give it some thought now,” Biden stated at a press convention on Friday.

WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 16: President Joe Biden walks off Marine One on the South Garden of the White Home on July 16, 2022 in Washington, DC. 
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Biden stated MBS heard him and responded throughout their assembly.

“He [MBS] mainly stated that he was not personally liable for it. I indicated that he was, and he stated he was not personally liable for it and he took motion in opposition to those that had been accountable,” the president added.

Biden stated the world leaders then mentioned “extra about how that coping with any opposition to the criticism of the Saudi administration in different international locations was seen as, to me, a violation of human rights.”

WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 16: President Joe Biden walks off Marine One on the South Garden of the White Home on July 16, 2022 in Washington, DC. 
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The next day, nevertheless, as Biden was leaving Saudi Arabia, Minister of State for Overseas Affairs of Saudi Arabia Adel al-Jubeir instructed Fox Information’ Alex Hogan Biden by no means addressed Khashoggi’s homicide throughout the go to.

“I did not hear that exact phrase,” al-Jubeir stated. “The President talked about that the US is dedicated to human rights as a result of for the reason that founding fathers wrote the structure and he additionally made the purpose that American presidents — that is a part of the agenda of each American president.”

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When talking with reporters Sunday morning, Biden additionally stated he was “hoping” inflation would quickly drop and that his administration was “engaged on” stopping individuals who use marijuana from being jailed.

Fox Information’ Andrew Mark Miler and Brooke Singman contributed to this report.