Biden fist-bumps Saudi crown prince, sidestepping handshake headache

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JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — President Joe Biden began his trip to Saudi Arabia with a fist bump greeting to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, circumventing the optics of a president’s outstretched hand to a leader accused of having Saudi-American blood on his hands.

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