Joe Biden fist bumped Mohammed bin Salman when the two met for the first time in Jeddah on Friday.
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The US president's team had previously said he would be minimising physical contact during his trip due to concerns about Covid-19. But many analysts believed this was a cover to avoid a photo with the crown prince of a country he previously said he wanted to make a 'pariah state'. It contrasted sharply with warm physical greetings with Israeli officials earlier on his Middle East tour
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