Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – Activists on social media circulated a video clip of White House spokeswoman Karen Jean-Pierre’s response to a question regarding previous statements made by US President Joe Biden once morest Saudi Arabia, which he described as a “pariah” and that it “will pay The price,” stressing that the president’s words “still stand.”
The White House: Biden sticks to his words to make Saudi Arabia a pariah and pay the price for Khashoggi’s murder. https://t.co/xk8US47YFR
This came in a question during the daily press briefing at the White House, where the question stated: “American intelligence assessed that the Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, was behind the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, and the president said that he would pay Saudi Arabia to pay the price and that the kingdom was a pariah. The American man visited Saudi Arabia and met the Crown Prince with these previous statements?
A strange shift in the policies and tone of the White House today towards Riyadh. The statements describe Saudi Arabia as a pariah and invoke the constitutional war authorities in the United States to stop the war in Yemen, which they described as ugly.
Jean-Pierre replied: “First of all, let me say that his (Biden) words still stand today, the words that you gave, I have no information regarding the visit or its announcement, so I have nothing more to offer you at this time.”
The journalist added, “We would like to know what the price Saudi Arabia has paid so far for the murder of a journalist (Jamal Khashoggi) to show that the president is rewarding them with a visit.” ..”
CNN in Arabic contacted the Saudi authorities to obtain a comment on these statements, without a response as of writing this report.
The statements of US officials to CNN regarding arranging a possible meeting between US President Joe Biden and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, sparked an interaction that highlighted the major shift in the US administration’s policy towards the kingdom, which Biden described in previous statements as “pariah”, as he put it.
The meeting, expected to take place next month, will come following months of diplomatic activity and mark a turnaround for a US president who once declared Saudi Arabia “without social value.”
The White House spokeswoman said earlier that two senior US officials visited Saudi Arabia this week for talks on global energy supplies, Iran and other regional issues. She said US officials had not requested an increase in Saudi oil exports.
