• The fiancée of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi slammed Biden for meeting with MBS on Friday.
  • Hatice Cengiz tweeted a fake tweet from Khashoggi, claiming Biden had "blood" on his hands. 
  • Biden fist-bumped Saudi Arabia's MBS as the two met in Saudi Arabia to talk about the oil crisis. 

The fiancée of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi criticized President Joe Biden for fist-bumping Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman when the two leaders met on Friday. 

Hatice Cengiz tweeted a screenshot of a fake tweet appearing to be a post from Khashoggi and said, "What Jamal Khashoggi would tweet today."

The fake tweet includes a photo of Biden greeting Prince Mohammed — who is often referred to as MBS — to kick off their first face-to-face meeting.  

"Hey @POTUS, Is this the accountability you promised for my murder? The blood of MBS' next victim is on your hands," the text of the fake tweet read.  

 

Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist and Saudi dissident of the kingdom's leadership, was brutally murdered in Turkey in 2018. Three years later, a US intelligence report concluded that MBS approved of the killing.  

Ahead of Biden's controversial and high-stakes meeting with MBS on Friday to talk about the ongoing oil crisis, it was unclear whether he would address Khashoggi's murder with MBS. He vowed during his 2020 presidential campaign to make the kingdom a "pariah." 

It was also unclear whether the two leaders would shake hands, though they ended up opting for the fist bump — which has already made the rounds on social media. 

 

During Friday's meeting with MBS, Biden dodged a question from a reporter asking if he still considered the country to be a "pariah," Bloomberg reporter Jennifer Jacobs tweeted. 

NBC reporter Peter Alexander tweeted that he asked MBS if he would apologize to Khashoggi's family and said a Saudi aide grabbed his arm as the kingdom's leader smirked. 

Last month, Cengiz criticized Biden for scheduling the visit, claiming he was "putting oil over principles and expediency over principles."

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