In 2019, then-presidential hopeful Joe Biden said that no more weapons should be sold to the government of Saudi Arabia, and that Saudi authorities should be viewed as tyrants after the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
In 2021, Anthony Blinken, Secretary of State, affirms that the relationship with Saudi Arabia is important.
Blinken claims that both countries have significant interests and that the US has recalibrated the bilateral relationship to be more aligned with US interests and values.
