Saudi ambassador to US shrugs off Biden, Sanders criticism
Source: Associated Press
Mead Gruver, Associated Press Updated 12:46 am CST, Friday, March 6, 2020
Photo: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds, AP
FILE - In this Feb. 20, 2020, file photo, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, walks with Saudi ambassador to the United States Princess Reema Bint Bandar at Princess Reema's Palace in Riyadh. With Joe Biden re-emerging as the front-runner in the Democratic presidential race, Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States dismisses Biden's description of the kingdom as a "pariah." Ambassador Princess Reema bint Bandar Al Saud said in an interview with The Associated Press recent presidents have always carried on a good relationship between the two countries after taking office. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool Photo via AP, File)
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the U.S. dismissed the top two Democratic presidential contenders' criticisms of her country, saying Thursday that candidates' opinions tend to change once they become president.
Princess Reema bint Bandar Al Saud shrugged off both Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden saying last year that the U.S.-Saudi relationship should be changed.
“I've always found that, many times, once a president gets to the White House, when they see a 360 (degree) effect, opinions can change," Reema said during an interview with The Associated Press in Wyoming. “And so I will never comment on an election — it's not our place — but I look forward to working with whoever's in the White House.”
In a November debate of Democratic candidates, Biden called Saudi Arabia a “pariah” when referring to the 2018 killing of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
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