President Joe Biden on Thursday (July 14) refused to say directly that he would bring up the 2018 murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi during his meeting with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman later this week.
Speaking in Jerusalem, Biden instead said the visit was "an opportunity to re-assert what I think we made a mistake from walking away from, our influence in the Middle East."
Under pressure at home to bring down soaring gasoline prices that have damaged his approval ratings, Biden is expected to press for expanded oil production.
Aides say Biden will bring up human rights concerns, but he has nonetheless drawn fire from a wide array of critics.
(with Reuters)
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