Opinion by Karen Attiah: Biden’s fist bump with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was a crass betrayal
Biden’s casual treatment of the crown prince is an embarrassment. His friendly gesture — indeed, this entire, disgraceful visit — is a crass betrayal of a campaign promise he made to the American people.In 2020, Biden vowed that he would outdo then-President Donald Trump by taking the moral high ground on Saudi Arabia, specifically declaring that he would hold MBS accountable for Jamal’s murder.
Mohammed bin Salman make our president look like a desperate supplicant forced to kiss the ring of a mafia boss. Those who have followed Mohammed bin Salman’s rise know that he is a man obsessed with social media and his public image. When he came to the United States on his tour in 2016, he made a point of posing
with the biggest names in Hollywood and Silicon Valley. After the murder, MBS had his picture taken with Jamal’s oldest son, Salah. The image, whichVisuals like these help MBS consolidate power, and now Biden has given him a supercharged one. Make no mistake about the meaning of the signal the president of the United States has just broadcast across the world.
themselves from Saudi Arabia, pulling out of conferences, halting contracts and generally avoiding the problems of associating with a country whose leader had one of his critics chopped to pieces. Now the image of Biden treating Mohammed bin Salman like a casual friend gives the ultimate green light to resume business as normal with the kingdom. Now that Biden is cozying up to the Saudi regime, the coast is clear for others to do so as well.
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