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MBS reportedly teases Biden, questions his mental condition

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Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman and US President Joe Biden. Photo / Japan Times

RIYADH – Relations between Saudi Arabia and the United States (USA) are “fractured” due to the antipathy and distrust between President Joe Biden and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS). This is a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report citing government sources in Riyadh.

According to the newspaper’s source, the 37-year-old crown prince, who is the daily ruler of the Gulf monarchy and son of King Salman, made fun of the president of the United States in private, made fun of his numerous public errors and put doubt his mental acuity.

The couple did not like or trust each other and the prince would be favored by former President Donald Trump.

Biden has dismissed allegations that his physical and mental health has deteriorated, claims exacerbated by numerous public errors in which the President of the United States slips his tongue and seems agitated by events.

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In an interview with MSNBC on Sunday, Biden acknowledged that it was “legitimate” for Americans to be concerned about his advanced age, but insisted he was still fit and healthy.

“While geopolitical and economic forces have driven the wedge between Washington and Riyadh over the years, the personal animosity between Biden and MBS has” deepened the tensions, “the WSJ wrote. Russia todayTuesday (10/25/2022).

Saudi Arabia’s decision to cut oil production and raise crude oil prices due to high inflation ahead of the US mid-term elections amplified the bad feeling, with the White House recently admitting that it is “re-evaluating” its relations with the Saudis.

The Biden administration also views the oil production cuts as Riyadh’s offer to help Russian President Vladimir Putin amid Moscow’s ongoing attacks on Ukraine, as it drives up oil prices and “helps finance. “Russia’s military efforts, undermining Western sanctions.

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