On the question of whether Biden would be speaking with the crown prince, she replied: Part of that is going back to engagement counterpart-to-counterpart. The president s counterpart is King Salman, and I expect that at an appropriate time, he would have a conversation with him. I don t have a timeline on that.
The quotes drew instant attention from regional analysts and foreign policy experts, and likely leaders in the Gulf as well, as a blatant snub of Saudi Arabia s 35-year-old heir to the monarchy and arguably the most powerful man in the region. Well, I think what Jen said, in fact, I know what she said is that the president would be engaging with his counterpart, and this his counterpart, is the King, State Department spokesman Ned Price told reporters Wednesday.
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