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Mohammed bin Salman

Calvin Trillin

July 26, 2022

That’ll teach him: President Biden fist bumps Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah, July 15, 2022.(Royal Court of Saudi Arabia / Handout/ Anadolu Agency / Getty Images)

He ordered the murder, our own report said, But we remain true to the oil he commands: Joe Biden decided to fist bump the man, As if a clenched fist hides the blood on one’s hands.

Calvin TrillinCalvin Trillin is The Nation’s “deadline poet.”


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