{"id":1543955,"date":"2022-07-08T07:34:39","date_gmt":"2022-07-08T11:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1543955"},"modified":"2022-07-08T07:35:08","modified_gmt":"2022-07-08T11:35:08","slug":"biden-to-meet-with-saudi-crown-prince-mohammed-bin-salman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-meet-with-saudi-crown-prince-mohammed-bin-salman\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden to Meet With Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman"},"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\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" 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by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody\">\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>President <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\">Joe Biden<\/a> will meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman when he travels to the Middle East next week for a closely watched visit to discuss regional and <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/ukraine-war-biden-saudi-arabia-visit\">energy security<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Biden and Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz are holding a bilateral <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/biden-trip-to-saudi-arabia-set-for-july-as-pariah-label-fades\">meeting<\/a> that will include the king\u2019s top advisers during a summit of regional energy producers in Jeddah, the <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\">White House<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs you know, the crown prince is on that leadership team, so he\u2019ll be a part of that meeting,\u201d National Security Council Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby told reporters on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/khashoggi-widow-wants-biden-to-uphold-husbands-legacy-not-hurt-saudi-relations\">KHASHOGGI WIDOW WANTS BIDEN TO UPHOLD HUSBAND&#8217;S LEGACY, NOT HURT SAUDI RELATIONS<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Kirby said no other meetings are planned but that \u201cthere may be pull-aside opportunities throughout the day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The president has <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/saudis-think-they-have-biden-over-a-barrel-ahead-of-possible-relations-thaw\">faced scrutiny<\/a> over the decision to meet with MBS, as Saudi\u2019s de facto leader is known, after promising to hold the kingdom accountable for the brutal 2018 murder of journalist <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jamal-khashoggi\">Jamal Khashoggi<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A U.S. intelligence report released after Biden took office charged that the crown prince was responsible for the former <i>Washington Post<\/i> columnist\u2019s assassination.<\/p>\n<p>Biden&#8217;s visit to <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/saudi-arabia\">Saudi Arabia<\/a> has stirred controversy after the president pledged on the campaign trail to make the \u201cpariah\u201d kingdom \u201cpay.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>In an announcement for the trip last month, the White House <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/biden-mbs-saudi-official-talks\">omitted<\/a> MBS&#8217;s participation, while a statement from <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/saudi-arabia\">Saudi Arabia<\/a> said Biden would \u201chold official talks\u201d with the crown prince.<\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Asked why the statements had differed, White House press secretary <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/karine-jean-pierre\">Karine Jean-Pierre<\/a> demurred, adding that the president would \u201csee\u201d the crown prince.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook, the president is going to see over a dozen leaders on this trip,\u201d Jean-Pierre said at the time. \u201cWe can expect the president to see the crown prince as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden will meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman when he travels to the Middle East next week for a 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