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White House to welcome controversial Saudi crown prince

Season 2025 Episode 321 | 10m 58s

For years, Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, was shunned on the world stage. But President Biden visited him in Riyadh three years ago, and now President Trump will bestow on the 40-year-old pomp and pageantry usually reserved for an official state visit. Nick Schifrin reports and Geoff Bennett has views on the visit from Tom Malinowski and Kirsten Fontenrose.

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