Biden’s Scorn of Saudis Is a Warning Shot After Trump’s Embrace
- He’s called kingdom a ‘pariah’ and vowed to stop arms sales
- Obama-Biden administration also provided support for Yemen war
President Trump joins dancers with swords at a welcome ceremony ahead of a banquet at the Murabba Palace in Riyadh on May 20, 2017.
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Saudi Arabia reveled in Donald Trump’s decision to make the kingdom his first overseas destination as president. It will have to decide how welcoming to be for Joe Biden if he wins the White House in November.