Biden fist bumps Saudi Prince MBS after condemning Jamal Khashoggi killing

The CIA has said that Saudi Arabia's defacto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Laden, likely ordered the killing of a Washington Post journalist in Turkey.

Ahead of their meeting in Saudi Arabia, a sit-down that the president had claimed wouldn't happen, Biden gestured to Bin Salman as he exited the limo.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman fist bumps U.S. President Joe Biden upon his arrival at Al Salman Palace, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, July 15, 2022.

Biden said last month that he wouldn't meet with the man. He will be with me at an international meeting.

Biden shook hands with the king of Saudi Arabia.

During his 2020 presidential campaign, Biden promised to make the Saudi government pariahs.

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz receives U.S. President Joe Biden at Al Salman Palace upon his arrival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, July 15, 2022.

As the meeting was about to start, NBC reporter Peter Alexander shouted, "Jamal, will you apologize to his family?"

The reporter said that the aide grabbed Alexander's arm. After he asked the question, MBS smirked on his face.

Even before his fist-bump with the suspected mastermind of the killing, Biden was facing criticism for going to Saudi Arabia.

In an interview with NBC News, the leader of the National Assembly Party, a Saudi opposition group, said they felt betrayed. We were promised that we wouldn't be harmed.

The crown prince could be helped by Biden's visit.

A team of intelligence operatives linked to the prince were accused of being involved in the killing of the Saudi journalist.

The officials said that the body was dismembered with a saw.

When asked if he ordered the killing, Bin Salman said absolutely not.

He said in the interview that it was a terrible crime. It was committed by people working for the Saudi government and I take full responsibility for that.

Saudi Arabias Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (R) takes part in a working session with the US President Joe Biden (3-L) at the Al Salam Royal Palace in the Saudi coastal city of Jeddah, on July 15, 2022.

The intelligence team accidentally killed him while trying to extradite him against his will, according to the Saudi government.

Before he was killed, the writer was living in exile in the US in order to not be jailed in his home country.

Biden wrote an article for The Washington Post justifying his trip to Saudi Arabia.

Biden wrote that he wanted to reorient relations with a country that had been a strategic partner for 80 years.

Many people disagree with the president's decision to go to Saudi Arabia. When I travel abroad, my views on human rights are always on the agenda, just as they will be in Israel and the West Bank.