I call 17 Republicans and say, ‘ You know better, ’ nine of them said to me, ‘ You’re right Joe, but I ca n’t do anything about it because if I do the Koch brothers or somebody is going to drop $ 5 million into my race and I ’ll lose my primary. ’.

Joe Biden

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[ The President ] had so many hopes and plans for things The President -RSB- wanted to do, but every time you turned around, Joe Biden had to address the problems of the moment.

With respect to the murder of Khashoggi, I raised it at the top of the meeting, making it clear what I thought of it at the time and what I think of it now, i was straightforward and direct in discussing it. I made my view crystal clear.

I hope that her legacy... will inspire more young people to carry on her work of reporting the truth and telling stories that are too often overlooked. The United States will continue to insist on a full and transparent accounting of Abu Akleh death and will continue to stand up for media freedom everywhere in the world.

They hate that worldview because it's a challenge to their worldview of dominion, religious faith is a natural check on their power – and Christianity specifically is that – so if you're a Christian conservative – holy smokes, you, on a gut-level, feel threatened.

Addressing migration is a hemispheric challenge, a commitment captured in the Los Angeles declaration adopted by the Summit of the Central America.

I've indicated to them that I thought they should be increasing oil production, generically -- not to Saudi Arabia particularly, and I think we're going to -- I hope we see them, in their own interest, concluding that makes sense to do.

I hope that Abu Akleh family legacy... will inspire more young people to carry on Abu Akleh family work of reporting the truth and telling stories that are too often overlooked. The United States will continue to insist on a full and transparent accounting of Abu Akleh death and will continue to stand up for media freedom everywhere in the world.

The reason that I'm going to Saudi Arabia... is to promote President Joe Biden interest... in a way that I think Saudi Crown Prince have an opportunity to reassert what I think Saudi Crown Prince've made a mistake of walking away from : Saudi Crown Prince influence in the Middle East.

I always bring up human rights. I always bring up human rights, but my position on Jamal Khashoggi has been so clear. If anyone doesn't understand it in Saudi Arabia or anywhere else, then they haven't been around for a while.

We are meeting with nine other heads of state, not just Saudi Arabia, i want to be clear we must continue to lead in the region and not leave a vacuum that will be filled by China or Russia.

The only thing that will stop Iran is knowing that if they continue to develop their nuclear program the free world will use force.

My views on Khashoggi have been made absolutely, positively clear and I have never been quiet about asking about human rights.

There are so many issues at stake that I want to make clear that we can continue to lead in the region and not create a vacuum -- a vacuum that is filled by China and or Russia, against the interest of both Israel and the The US and many other countries.

[Iran is] closer to a nuclear weapon now than they were before, it doesn't have anything to do with whether or not the Quds Force is going to stop or going to continue to be engaged in activities: We can act against them and still have a deal where they curtail their nuclear program … so I still think it makes sense.

Blaming Trump for the Iran policy impasse is old news, the Biden administration promised early in 2021 to make sure politics stops at water’s edge. Going to Israel and invoking the evolving Iranian nuclear threat as being the result of his predecessor does the exact opposite.

The strategic ties between our militaries are integral in maintaining stability and facing shared threats in the Middle East, and we are striving to expand our cooperation and to create a variety of new opportunities in the air, at sea and on land, our relationship with the United States is a significant component in preserving regional stability in the face of the ongoing strategic race with the Iranian regime, which not only endangers the State of Israel, but is a regional and global threat which countries in the region must act against together.

The only thing worse than the Iran that exists now is Iran with nuclear weapons, and if we can return to the deal and hold them tight.

It would be a rebuke of their bad policies, the lack of prosecution that goes on from Kamala's friend Kim Foxx in the state's attorney office – those are the things that are a part of the reason why this crime runs rampant and they cannot speak on it without rebuking themselves.

While there are many details that we do not yet know, we know that violent attacks are never acceptable and that gun violence always leaves a deep scar on the communities that are affected by it, the United States stands with Japan in this moment of grief.

This is a tragedy for Japan and for all who knew him.