"I respect all differences. I respect all beliefs and all convictions. This respect extends to others but my personal beliefs must be respected as well," he asserted.
On Friday, Chinese leader Xi Jinping met Saudi Arabian leaders in that country, expressing his interest in using yuan to buy Persian Gulf generated gas and oil.
The Biden administration has said that Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman should be granted sovereign immunity in a case involving the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
American taxpayers have spent more than $1 billion in Afghanistan since the botched withdrawal, yet the Biden administration is refusing to give an accounting of the funds to a government watchdog.