President Barack Obama received a chilly reception from Saudi Arabia's leaders as he landed in Riyadh Wednesday, a clear sign of the cooling relations between once-close allies amid regional upheaval and dropping oil prices.
When Obama touched down in Riyadh shortly after 1 p.m. local time, there were no kisses with the kingdom's ruler as President George W. Bush once exchanged. The Saudi government dispatched the governor of Riyadh rather than a senior-level royal to shake Obama's hand, a departure from the scene at the airport earlier in the day when King Salman was shown on state television greeting the leaders of other Gulf nations on the tarmac.
Ooh, that frosts my balls. You know, Donald Trump was right when he tweeted that Raul Castro's speech, with Obama standing right next to him, when Obama visited Cuba, was insulting, it was no way to treat the president of the United States as a guest, and Obama should have said something.
This, the Saudi "reception," is even more insulting. The governor of Riyadh! Obama received a friendlier reception when he was met on the tarmac by another governor and political opponent.
The next time King Salman visits D.C. let's have Chris Christie greet him.
When Obama touched down in Riyadh shortly after 1 p.m. local time, there were no kisses with the kingdom's ruler as President George W. Bush once exchanged. The Saudi government dispatched the governor of Riyadh rather than a senior-level royal to shake Obama's hand, a departure from the scene at the airport earlier in the day when King Salman was shown on state television greeting the leaders of other Gulf nations on the tarmac.
Ooh, that frosts my balls. You know, Donald Trump was right when he tweeted that Raul Castro's speech, with Obama standing right next to him, when Obama visited Cuba, was insulting, it was no way to treat the president of the United States as a guest, and Obama should have said something.
This, the Saudi "reception," is even more insulting. The governor of Riyadh! Obama received a friendlier reception when he was met on the tarmac by another governor and political opponent.
The next time King Salman visits D.C. let's have Chris Christie greet him.
