Axios: Biden: Human rights on agenda during Middle East trip
Human rights will be part of the discussions taking place during his trip to the Middle East next week, President Biden wrote in an op-ed in the Washington Post on Sunday.
Why it matters: Biden has faced criticism from some quarters over his planned trip to Saudi Arabia, where he expects to meet with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
* U.S. intelligence concluded MBS was responsible for the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi — an allegation Saudi officials reject.
* Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said last month that he believed Biden shouldn't meet with MBS. "I wouldn't go. I wouldn't shake his hand," he said.
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WNU Editor: I have never seen relations between a US President and Saudi Arabia as bad as it is right now. That is why I have zero expectations that anything of substance will be coming from this trip.
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‘Reorient… not rupture’: Biden defends Saudi visit in column -- Al Jazeera
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