the iraq war was a mess. we withdrew and lost the piece, and then ice is popped up, and we had to go back in. at this point, america was sick of the mideast, and we took our soldiers and bases out of there. but we can t leave without a plan in place, and i we are begging. and beggars can t be choosers. here s what i mean. all american presidents have made the pilgrimage to saudi arabia to make sure the royal family kept the oil flowing and kept prices down. remember when george w. bush held hands with the saudi crown prince? or when barack obama bowed? and then he said it never happened. [laughs] maybe he just dropped his wallet. they rolled out the red carpet for donald trump, projecting his face on the side of the ritz. they let him touch that glowing orb, remember that? and don t forget trump s ceremonial sword dance. jesse: [laughs] at these times we had leverage over the saudis because we had troops, bases, and carriers in the middle east, not to mention sweet arms
but american executives argue that biden should look stateside for solutions to gas prices. a controversial greeting with the saudis featuring fist bumps by biden at his senior administration officials in a contentious meeting with the crown prince. we start there tonight. jacqui heinrich is traveling with the president enjoins us from saudi arabia. hello, jackie. good evening to you, rich. president biden didn t directly respond to criticism. his fist bump the cia blames for a grisly murder was too friendly. and the saudis quickly seized the opportunity to burnish the crown prince s image, releasing video of top u.s. officials doing the same here president biden says he did not sacrifice his principles in promoting u.s. interests. after a broadly condemned fist bump, president biden said he addressed the murder of u.s.-based murder were with a man the cia says order date, crown prince. for an american president to be silent on an issue of human rights, is this consiste
bret baier is back in washington. join shannon bream this weekend on fox news sunday. she will interview florida republican senator rick scott. that will do it for this special report. i am a rich edson in washington. jesse watters prime time starts now. good night. jesse: during the cold war, the american navy guaranteeing the free flow of oil all around the world. this kept our allies well supplied in exchange for their defense against soviet communism. america protecting saudi oil fields allow the oil to flow safely and cheaply. the system worked and communism collapsed. then 9/11 happened. most of the hijackers were saudis, and america toppled the kingdom s neighbor, iraq. and for thousands of troops and bases in the region.