The president has threatened to impose “consequences” on Saudi Arabia for its decision to cut global oil production.
the president will not “act precipitously” to alter U.S.-Saudi relations, and will wait to make any major changes to the relationship until after Congress comes back from recess next month.
The president plans to consult lawmakers from both sides of the aisle to “make decisions that are in the best interests of the American people” on U.S.-Saudi ties, Sullivan added. One option could include reevaluating weapons sales to the kingdom, Sullivan said, as some Democratic lawmakers call for a halt to Saudi arms sales, though he noted there’s “nothing imminently moving now.”“This is a relationship that got built over decades on a bipartisan basis,” Sullivan told CNN, adding the president “is going to act methodically, strategically. And he’s going to take his time and consult with members of both parties.
. On the 2020 campaign trail, Biden pledged to turn Saudia Arabia into a “pariah” over the government’s role in the murder ofwriter and regime critic Jamal Khashoggi, but the president reportedly tried to reset relations in the wake of surging gas prices caused by the war in Ukraine.
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