MBS smirks when asked by reporter during meeting with Biden if he'd apologize to Jamal Khashoggi's family

The Saudi crown prince smirked when Peter Alexander asked if he would apologize to the family of the murdered journalist.

Will you make an apology to his family? I yelled to the Saudi crown prince at the end of the spray. MBS had a smirk before a Saudi aide grabbed my arm. MBS smirked in response to Alexander's question, according to another reporter.

In October of last year, a Saudi national, who was a columnist for the Washington Post, was murdered in the Saudi embassy in Istanbul. A declassified intelligence report released by the Biden administration last year implicated the prince in the killing of the journalist.

A report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence says that Saudi Arabia's crown prince approved an operation to kill or capture a Saudi journalist.

After the report was released, the Biden administration imposed sanctions on a number of Saudis, but did not impose economic sanctions.

—Peter Alexander (@PeterAlexander) July 15, 2022

Biden's trip to Saudi Arabia has been criticized due to his actions on Friday. He promised to make the kingdom a pariah over the murder of the journalist. Biden's visit to the oil-rich kingdom comes at a time when there is a global energy crisis.

The president believes that the US needs to reestablish its influence in the Middle East to avoid being overshadowed by China and Russia.

Biden said during the news conference that he thinks we made a mistake by walking away from the Middle East.