Joe Biden's Embrace of Saudi Despots

What The Atlantic said when Biden announced that the US/Saudi partnership must continue despite the murder of Jamal Khashoggi

“Biden is right about Saudi Arabia — The President is sacrificing his values in the interests of something we haven’t seen much of in the past two decades: realism” 

What The Atlantic said when Trump announced that the US/Saudi partnership must continue despite the murder of Khashoggi 

“The brutal truth of Trump’s love affair with Saudi Arabia” 

“For Trump, the truth about Khashoggi is besides the point” 

“The end of American lip service to human rights” 

Biden 2020 was asked this question in a debate 

“President Trump has not punished the leaders of Saudi Arabia. Would you?” 

Biden: “Yes! And I said it at the time. I would make it very clear we were not going to sell more weapons to them. We were going to make them pay the price and make them the pariah that they are. I would END the subsidies that we have. END the sale of material. They’re murdering children and murdering innocent people.” 

Here's Biden, as President, on what he actually did to the Saudis and the US/Saudi partnership:

Pretty much everything he said was a flat-out lie. He sold weapons to them. He refused to sanction MBS. Now he's visiting on his knees, heralding the partnership.

"Indeed, what angered the permanent ruling class in Washington was not Trump's policy of embracing the ruling Saudi monarchs, but rather his honesty and candor about why he was doing so."

Where are all of the covers members who were crying when Trump didn’t take action against Saudi Arabia? 

Fake tears. They didn’t really care about Khashoggi. They used Khashoggi as a political weapon against Trump. 

Just like they did with black people and sexual assault victims.

Interesting thread a few years ago; https://www.covers.com/forum/politics/trump-lands-in-saudi-arabia-amid-controversy-at-home-102445600/2

Looks like one mod has relaxed his opinion on spammers in the forum. Maybe because it is in favor of his beliefs, he let's the Chinese/Russian disinformation spammers Fubar, Girls name Kelly and others spam their left wing hatred. 

Nice to see Biden going to the Saudis and begging them after his proxy war in Ukraine failed miserably 

A far cry from the tough talk he campaigned on 

On his first trip to Saudi Arabia, Trump received (and joined) a ceremonial sword dance. Biden received a fist bump

I preferred that our President not go to Saudi Arabia & I didn't care for the fist bump.

I've never agreed with every presidential decision & I don't agree with the decision to go.

Not good.