President Obama will forego a visit to the Taj Mahal during his visit to India in order to travel to Saudi Arabia for King Abdullah’s funeral, the White House announced early Saturday morning.
Vice President Biden was initially scheduled to lead the U.S. delegation, but he will instead now remain in Washington and Obama will add the stop onto his return from India, where the president is embarking on a three-day trip to foster economic ties with the nation.
“President Obama and the First Lady will travel to Riyadh on Tuesday, January 27 in order to pay respects to King Salman bin Abdulaziz and the family of the late King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz,” White House press secretary Josh Earnest said in a statement.
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Will your pResident bow to the new king of Saudi Arabia? It is a shame that Obama will miss the Taj Mahal for this “event”.
David DeGerolamo
i heard an interview last nite concerning obama and the sauds relationship. the recently deceased king was no friend of the marxist president. a story from last year:http://www.defenseone.com/politics/2014/04/why-saudi-arabias-still-upset-obama-over-iran-syria-and-egypt/81700/