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Focus since he came up to the saudi crown prince and fist bumping him, and taking photos shoulder to shoulder with summit leaders. it's been a big takeaway, a big reversal of what he promised on the campaign trail of how to treat saudi arabia. but u.s. officials say it's just the practical reality of being in office and even though there is a political cost to this and they are well aware of that, they still felt it was important and knew the criticism they were going to get, the blowback they were going to get but they decided to proceed with the trip anyway because they felt it was in the be...

And the rest to have saudi leaders he called pariahs when he was a candidate. he says least got -- he's got bigger problems like other superpowers looking for influence in the middle east. >> we will not walk away. we will not -- [inaudible] by china, russia or iran -- [inaudible] american leadership. >> reporter: we know president says that he came here, some private agreements with the saudi leaders about green initiatives in the future, but it's unclear what exactly he got out of this trip to saudi arabia in terms of things that are going to help americans back at home if the saudis are are...

Posted another video, a video the press did not have access to of mbs fist bumping the president's entire national security team. it wasn't just the president. it was his top advisers. this appears to be the cost of trying to do business once again with saudi arabia. a risk calculation the administration knew going in and clear in the wake of it. is it clear how the saudis thought this day went? >> reporter: you know what, i think the biggest way to kind of view it right now is based on two different things. one, the idea that the crown prince in their eyes was legitimized by the meeting. it...

Posted another video, a video the press did not have access to of mbs fist bumping the president's entire national security team. it wasn't just the president. it was his top advisers. this appears to be the cost of trying to do business once again with saudi arabia. a risk calculation the administration knew going in and clear in the wake of it. >> it clear how the saudis thought this day went? >> reporter: you know what, i think the biggest way to kind of view it right now is based on two different things. one, the idea that the crown prince in their eyes was legitimized by the meeting. it i...

>> thank you very much. >> i'm joined by one of jamal kashoggi's colleagues at the "washington post." karen, thank you for being with us tonight. we have seen the video of president biden fist bumping with the saudi crown prince. this is the first time i have seen the crown prince with multiple white house officials greeting him in this way. as we have noted, this is what the saudi government has chosen to release. i wonder what goes through your mind or your head when you see this? >> yeah. honestly, the last time i think i spoke with you i had just edited jamal's last posthumous column for t...