Now on bbc news, hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. President biden has reportedly paused arms sales to saudi arabia as his administration reviews relations with his long time strategic ally. Not long ago, candidate biden described the kingdom as a pariah, but is there any prospect of external or internal pressure challenging the authority of saudi arabias De Facto Leader, Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman . Well, my guest is exiled saudi opposition activist, madawi al rasheed. What next for saudi arabia reform, repression or maybe both . Madawi al rasheed, welcome to hardtalk. Hello. You have become one of the highest profile saudi critics of Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman. I just wonder how you felt a couple of weeks ago when we saw the crown prince so warmly welcomed at the World Economic forum, the online davos event, where he was selling saudi arabia as an Investment Opportunity for the entire world. What did you make of that . Well, its a familiar image and a fami
Attempting to get me out of the race for his lies and extortion extortions. The fact we believe the last two minutes of this event with the democratic president ial candidate joe biden to go live to the white house in space now at the International Space station first allfemale spacewalk and President Trump taking part in a videoconference now with the astronauts this afternoon. Live coverage here on cspan2. Christina, jessica please stand by for our call from the president of United States. I guess it over to you at this point. Wheres my camera . You tell me. A lot of cameras. An exciting day. The first all women spacewalk underway under way right now. Theyre doing very important work. Just what he knows, we have a short window for the downlink and also they have got very busy work to do. Theyre on the outside of the station but what a big day. Were thrilled be here, mr. President. Its over to you for to mccain with the. Im thrilled also. If they are ready, im ready. Okay. Can we conf
President trump hello, everybody. Thank you very much. I think were getting ready to do something exciting. Yim, you want to take over. Christina, jessica, please stand by for a call from the resident of the united states. Where is my camera . A lot of cameras. Its an exciting day, the first allwoman space walk under way right now, theyre doing important work. Theres a short window for the down link and also theyve got very busy work to do, theyre on the outside of the station. What a big day, were thrilled to be here, mr. President. Its over to you for communicating with them. President trump im thrilled also. If theyre ready, im ready. Ok. Can we confirm the link is ive. The link is live. They are listening. They are on the outside of the station. Station, this is station, this is president donald trump, do you hear me . We can hear you. President trump thats great. [laughter] thats great, i was starting to get worried about you. I was starting to get worried about you. Youre in an i
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Thank you very much. I think were getting ready to do something exciting. Jim, you want to take over. Christina, jessica, please stand by for a call from the president of the united states. Where is my camera . A lot of cameras. Its an exciting day, the first allwoman spacewalk under way right now, theyre doing important work. Theres a short window for the down link and also theyve got very busy work to do, theyre on the outside of the station. What a big day, were thrilled to be here, mr. President. Its over to you for communicating with them. President trump im thrilled also. If theyre ready, im ready. Ok. Can we confirm the link is live. The link is live. They are listening. They are on the outside of the station. President trump station, this is president donald trump, do you hear me . We can hear you. President trump thats great. [laughter] thats great, i was starting to get worried about you. I was starting to get worried about you. Youre in an interesting place. We may have to b