Jiddah, Saudi Arabia ¨C U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday he told Saudi Arabia¡¯s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman he held him responsible for the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, shortly after exchanging a fist bump with the kingdom¡¯s de facto ruler.
On a trip to reset relations with a country he had called a pariah after Khashoggi¡¯s killing in 2018, Biden said the crown prince, known as MbS, denied involvement in the murder and said he had held those responsible to account.
¡°With respect to the murder of Khashoggi, I raised it at the top of the meeting, making it clear what I thought of it at the time and what I think about it now,¡± Biden told reporters.
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