Biden’s "Shameful" Fist-Bump With Saudi Crown Prince Shocks Twitter, Democrats, Washington Post CEO and Republicans

President Biden’s fist-bump greeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Friday (July 15) sent Twitter into a tizzy with everyone from The Washington Post's CEO to Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) criticizing the "shameful" viral gesture.

Earlier on his trip to the Middle East, the president shook hands with almost every person he greeted on the tarmac upon arrival. But when Biden arrived at the Al Salam Royal Palace, he greeted the crown prince with a now-infamous first-bump that didn’t go over very well on social media.

"The fist bump between President Biden and Mohammed bin Salman was worse than a handshake — it was shameful. It projected a level of intimacy and comfort that delivers to MBS the unwarranted redemption he has been desperately seeking," Ryan wrote.

"If we ever needed a visual reminder of the continuing grip oil-rich autocrats have on U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East, we got it today. One fist bump is worth a thousand words," wrote Schiff.

"A fist bump for the Saudis and the middle finger to Texas, Colorado, Alaska, North Dakota, and New Mexico, who stand ready to produce the oil Biden is begging Saudi Arabia for. America LAST," Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) tweeted.

MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan added, "For the past six months, the US and Biden have (rightly) condemned Putin and Russia over human rights, autocracy, and an illegal war. Those condemnations, though, ring pretty hollow today. The world is watching the double standards of American foreign policy on full display."

Source: Fox News

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