{"id":1517702,"date":"2022-06-15T16:49:29","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T20:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1517702"},"modified":"2022-06-15T16:49:55","modified_gmt":"2022-06-15T20:49:55","slug":"bidens-saudi-trip-garners-mixed-response-from-lawmakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-saudi-trip-garners-mixed-response-from-lawmakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden\u2019s Saudi trip garners mixed response from lawmakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbidens-saudi-trip-garners-mixed-response-from-lawmakers%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1517702&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2722236\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2722236\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2722236\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/AP22164696115564-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"FILE - President Joe Biden waits to speak during a bill signing ceremony, June 13, 2022, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Biden will make his first trip to the Middle East next month with visits to Israel, the West Bank and Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo\/Patrick Semansky, File)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/AP22164696115564-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/AP22164696115564-315x210-1.jpg 315w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/AP22164696115564-655x437-1.jpg 655w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/AP22164696115564-768x512-1.jpg 768w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2722236\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FILE \u2013 President Joe Biden waits to speak during a bill signing ceremony, June 13, 2022, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Biden will make his first trip to the Middle East next month with visits to Israel, the West Bank and Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo\/Patrick Semansky, File)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN NEWSROOM<br \/>UPDATED 1:24 PM PT \u2013 Wednesday, June 15, 2022<\/h5>\n<p>President Joe Biden is causing yet another stir in Washington, D.C. with his latest foreign policy decision. On Tuesday, the White House announced Biden will be visiting Saudi Arabia in June, where he will reportedly meet with crowned Prince Mohammed bin Salman. GOP critics warn this is just another attempt to beg the Saudi government to produce more oil as the US faces a growing energy crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, the Crown Prince refused to take Biden\u2019s calls back in March and later humiliated his national security advisor, Jake Sullivan, when he tried to meet with Saudi officials to discuss oil exports. Biden even sent an arms package to the Saudi government, only to be snubbed in return. House Republicans claim the latest visit is a \u201cHail Mary\u201d pass to simmer the skyrocketing gas prices.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Why is Biden traveling 6500+ miles to discuss increasing oil production with the Saudis? <\/p>\n<p>He should be meeting with American producers in Texas, Oklahoma, and more states at home. <\/p>\n<p>We have the energy here!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep Andy Biggs (@RepAndyBiggsAZ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepAndyBiggsAZ\/status\/1536743017650040834?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 14, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Even Biden ally Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) expressed concern with Biden\u2019s trip. While admitting the Biden administration is struggling to handle the energy crisis, Durbin couldn\u2019t come around to agree that meeting with bin Salman is the right way to go. He cited the Saudi government\u2019s numerous human rights abuses, including the killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cThe Saudi Arabia record, particularly when it comes to Khashoggi, is an outrage,\u201d Durbin stated. \u201cIt is the type of thing that clearly it was a designed murder and an effort to dispose of the corpse in a way that it could never be discovered. We now know what happened, at least to a large extent, and to say that that is just the ordinary course of business for a government is outrageous. So, I have mixed feelings on this and if the President called me, I would say, \u2018Mr. President, you can\u2019t trust these people.&#8217;\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, Biden\u2019s State Department defended cozying up to the Saudi royal family. Spokesperson Ned Price stressed there are copious issues plaguing the Middle East that needs to be addressed, including Iran\u2019s violent attacks in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Price also touted the Biden administration\u2019s response to the Khashoggi killing, adding Biden remains committed to punishing those responsible for the attack. However, he failed to mention how meeting with the US President is holding bin Salman\u2019s feet to the fire even as the Intelligence Community suggested the Saudi Crown Prince orchestrated the hit.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, Biden is set to meet with Saudi officials in mid-July at the end of a Middle East trip, where he will also meet with officials from the Israeli government and the Palestinian authority.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2722235\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2722235\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2722235\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/AP22161739512932.jpg\" alt=\"FILE - In this photo released by Saudi Royal Palace, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, speaks during the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 14, 2021. After President Joe Biden took office, his administration made clear the president would avoid direct engagement with the country&#039;s defacto leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, after U.S. intelligence officials concluded that he likely approved the 2018 killing and dismemberment of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi. (Bandar Aljaloud\/Saudi Royal Palace via AP, File)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/AP22161739512932.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/AP22161739512932-272x210-1.jpg 272w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/AP22161739512932-565x437-1.jpg 565w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/AP22161739512932-768x594-1.jpg 768w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2722235\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FILE \u2013 In this photo released by Saudi Royal Palace, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, speaks during the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 14, 2021. After President Joe Biden took office, his administration made clear the president would avoid direct engagement with the country\u2019s defacto leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, after U.S. intelligence officials concluded that he likely approved the 2018 killing and dismemberment of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi. (Bandar Aljaloud\/Saudi Royal Palace via AP, File)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/attorney-christina-bobb-discusses-delay-of-j6-hearing\/\">Attorney Christina Bobb Discusses Delay Of J6 Hearing<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FILE \u2013 President Joe Biden waits to speak during a bill signing ceremony, June 13, 2022, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Biden will make his first trip to the Middle East next month with visits to Israel, the West Bank and Saudi Arabia. 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