“During the 24 hours the president spent in Jeddah, photographs of him banging fists with the de facto leader of the kingdom, which Biden called a pariah, dominated.
From that moment on, things went downhill, ”the journalist writes.
House recalled the discrepancy between the versions of the United States and Saudi Arabia regarding the conversation between Biden and the crown prince about the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
In particular, Biden indirectly accused Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir of lying, the magazine writes.
“Even The New York Times doubted the accuracy of Mr. Biden’s statements, noting that other participants in the meeting did not remember his description of the events,” the journalist says.
Biden previously said he held the Saudi crown prince responsible for the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
The Saudi Foreign Minister, who was present at the meeting between Biden and bin Salman, said he did not hear the American leader speak about the responsibility of the crown prince for the murder.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre urged to focus on the words of the US President.
Journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed at the Saudi Consulate General in Istanbul on October 2, 2018.
Later, the Saudi authorities said that he was killed in the building of the diplomatic mission as a result of the conflict.