Jake Sullivan: Biden ‘Has Not Expressed Regret’ About Statements on Saudi Arabia on the Campaign Trail

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SULLIVAN: “The President has not expressed regret about his statements. What the President has been focused on is his view that the United States has important interests to advance and protect, including in partnership with Saudi Arabia, and, among other things, we have to work on increasing the prospect for peace in the region, for Israel’s integration into the region, for the war in Yemen, as I mentioned before, for energy and food security and for many other things. And he also has a long and consistent record going back to his days as senator, including his years as vice president, including his time as president, where human rights is going to remain a feature of his agenda and an important feature of his agenda, and it will be on display while we’re on this trip as well.”