and he asked what president biden got out of that controversial fist bump moment. he got out of the meeting with a key leader in the region, he got out of it i think a reinvigoration of the strategic partnership with saudi arabia and the united states. he must have got something. what did you give him? i see it as a win for president biden. did he have to get a fist bump to open the door to all that? i don t know why we re hung up on a fist bump. the two leaders met, this is quite normal. i want to bring in susan glasser, global affairs analyst and staff writer at the new yorker. so glad you re here. first and foremost let s talk about this fist bump seen around the world. the white house had initially said the president would avoid contact all together because
the de facto ruler of saudi arabia. but they also recognize that for a region that is in the midst of a rapid transition, alliances seemingly shifting on a yearly basis, the u.s. needed to play a role. if they didn t, others would step in to fill the void. that is something biden thought simply wasn t an allowable situation. now the u.s. is laying out its new role in the region, one that will take time, work, and effort. one u.s. officials believe they took a critical first step towards on this trip. phil mattingly, cnn, saudi arabia. after president biden left saudi arabia, cnn s nic robertson sat down for an exclusive interview with the saudi foreign minister. here s how he addressed the controversy over the fist bump. reporter: president biden has taken lot of heat for that fist bump photo with crown prince bin salman. what did president biden get out of that? he got out of it a meeting with a key leader in the region. he got out of it i think a
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