这是乔·拜登总统和副总统贺锦丽执政的第39天。
2月25日，下午5:32
拜登与沙特阿拉伯国王萨勒曼·本·阿卜杜勒阿齐兹·沙特通了电话
根据白宫的一份声明，拜登周四与沙特阿拉伯国王萨尔曼·本·阿卜杜勒阿齐兹·沙特进行了交谈，“讨论了美国和沙特阿拉伯之间的长期伙伴关系”。
电话的官方读数没有提到任何关于记者贾迈勒·哈肖吉或王储被杀的情报报告。
“他们一起讨论了地区安全问题，包括由联合国和美国领导的旨在结束也门战争的新的外交努力，以及美国承诺帮助沙特阿拉伯在面临与伊朗结盟的组织的袭击时保卫其领土。
“总统积极地注意到最近释放了几名沙特裔美国活动分子和Loujain al-Hathloul女士，并肯定了美国对普遍人权和法治的重视。总统告诉萨尔曼国王，他将努力使双边关系尽可能牢固和透明。两位领导人肯定了两国关系的历史性质，并同意在共同关心和感兴趣的问题上共同努力。
在全国州长协会冬季会议的发言结束时，拜登回答了一个关于这是否是一个“好主意”的问题。
——美国广播公司新闻高级白宫记者玛丽·布鲁斯和莫莉·纳格尔
2月25日，下午5:18
拜登在全国州长协会会议上鼓吹州和地方对新冠肺炎救援的支持
拜登周四下午参加了全国州长协会的一次会议。会议期间，该组织的主席、纽约州州长安德鲁·科莫(Andrew Cuomo)表示，该国州长支持总统的新冠肺炎救助法案。安德鲁·科莫因所在州的养老院死亡事件而受到抨击，并面临有关骚扰指控的新细节。
拜登吹捧他的计划是在帮助所有美国人，该计划在参议院之外获得了两党的支持。总统指出，400名市长打电话给他支持该法案。
拜登说:“很明显，即使当眼前的危机过去时，仍将有更多的工作要做，以帮助选民恢复。”“我的政府会一直支持你们，因为当这个国家的人民需要帮助的时候，他们不是民主党人、共和党人，他们都是美国人和需要工作的人。”
库莫还表示，州长们支持拜登即将出台的基础设施法案，他尚未公布该法案，但在竞选活动中予以吹捧。
2月25日，下午4:20
尽管遭遇“挫折”，拜登还是庆祝了在其政府领导下部署的5000万疫苗
拜登发表讲话宣布，在他和哈里斯(Harris)以及安东尼·福奇(Anthony Fauci)博士观看了四人接种新冠肺炎疫苗后的第一个100天，美国距离他接种1亿疫苗的目标“已经过半”。
“在我成为总统后的37天里，拍摄了5000万张照片。拜登说:“这比计划提前了几周，尽管我们在最近的冬季风暴中面临挫折，这场风暴摧毁了数百万中西部城镇，南方也是如此。“尽管我们继承了上届政府的烂摊子，但我们正朝着正确的方向前进。”
拜登还努力对抗疫苗的犹豫不决，宣布政府将发起一场“大规模运动”，教育美国人疫苗的安全性和有效性。
“有些人一开始就犹豫要不要开枪。拜登说:“我们都知道，这个国家有一段让某些群体遭受可怕的医学和科学虐待的历史。“但如果有一个信息需要传达，那就是:疫苗是安全有效的。”
拜登还推动了他的新冠肺炎救助法案，即美国救助法案，并表示他希望国会能通过该法案。
尽管有他吹捧的里程碑，总统也警告不要放松健康措施。
拜登说:“所以我想说得非常清楚:现在不是放松的时候。”。“我们必须继续洗手，保持社交距离，看在上帝的份上，戴上面具。”
2月25日，下午2:08
WH不排除因记者死亡而制裁沙特的可能性
美国广播公司新闻部高级白宫记者玛丽·布鲁斯星期四在白宫新闻发布会上向白宫新闻秘书珍·普萨基施压，要求总统对记者贾迈勒·哈肖吉的死亡负责。
Psaki没有提供具体细节，但也没有排除制裁的可能性，称“一系列行动”已经摆在桌面上。
普萨基强调，下一步是拜登与沙特阿拉伯国王方面通话，并要求情报部门发布事件的完整报告。
“我认为有一系列的行动摆在桌面上，”普雷斯说。sec Psaki告诉@marykbruce当被问及总统。拜登计划追究贾迈勒·哈肖吉死亡背后的责任人。https://t.co/sFziaTRKAfpic.twitter.com/GDo2EZU98s
——美国广播公司新闻政治(@美国广播公司政治)2021年2月25日
“当然，正如我们以前在这里谈到的那样，我们的政府专注于重新调整这种关系，当然，我们会在一些领域表达关切，并保留问责的选择，”Psaki说。
布鲁斯还问为什么总统不直接与王储穆罕默德·本·萨尔曼交谈，不仅考虑到他在国家未来领导中的作用，还考虑到据报道他参与了哈肖吉一案。
普萨基指出了本·萨尔曼与国防部长罗伊·奥斯汀的谈话，但没有说奥斯汀是否打算直接与他讨论这个问题。
Biden's 1st 100 days live updates: 'This is not a time to relax' about COVID-19
This is Day 39 of the administration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
Feb 25, 5:32 pm
Biden has call with King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud of Saudi Arabia
Biden spoke Thursday with King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud of Saudi Arabia "to address the longstanding partnership between the United States and Saudi Arabia," according to a readout from the White House.
The official readout of the call did not mention anything about the intelligence report on the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi or the crown prince.
"Together they discussed regional security, including the renewed diplomatic efforts led by the United Nations and the United States to end the war in Yemen, and the U.S. commitment to help Saudi Arabia defend its territory as it faces attacks from Iranian-aligned groups.
"The President noted positively the recent release of several Saudi-American activists and Ms. Loujain al-Hathloul from custody, and affirmed the importance the United States places on universal human rights and the rule of law. The President told King Salman he would work to make the bilateral relationship as strong and transparent as possible. The two leaders affirmed the historic nature of the relationship and agreed to work together on mutual issues of concern and interest," the readout said.
At the end of his remarks for the National Governors Association winter meeting, Biden answered "yes" to a question about whether it "was a good call."
-ABC News' Senior White House Correspondent Mary Bruce and Molly Nagle
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Feb 25, 5:18 pm
Biden touts state, local support for COVID-19 relief at National Governors Association meeting
Biden joined a meeting of the National Governor's Association on Thursday afternoon. During the meeting, the group's chair, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-N.Y., who has been under fire for nursing home deaths in his state and is facing fresh details concerning a harassment allegation, said the nation's governors support the president's COVID-19 relief bill.
Biden touted his plan, which has bipartisan support outside of the Senate, as helping all Americans. The president noted that 400 mayors have called him in support of the bill.
"It's clear that even when the immediate crisis passes, there’s going to be more work to be done to help constituents recover," Biden said. "And my administration will be there every step of the way with you, because when people in this country need help, they're not Democrats, Republicans, they're all Americans and people who need work."
Cuomo also said governors stand behind Biden's forthcoming infrastructure bill, which he has not yet released but touted on the campaign trail.
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Feb 25, 4:20 pm
Biden celebrates 50M vaccines deployed under his administration despite 'setbacks'
Biden delivered remarks announcing that the U.S. is "halfway" to his goal of administering 100 million vaccines in his first 100 days after he, Harris and Dr. Anthony Fauci, watched as four people received a COVID-19 vaccine.
"50 million shots in just 37 days since I’ve become president. That's weeks ahead of schedule, even with the setbacks we faced during the recent winter storms which devastated millions of Midwestern cities, towns, and also the same in the South," Biden said. "We're moving in the right direction, though, despite the mess we inherited from the previous administration."
Biden also worked to counter vaccine hesitancy, announcing that the administration is going to launch a "massive campaign" to educate Americans about the safety and efficacy of the vaccines.
"And there are folks who are hesitant to take the shot in the first place. We all know there is a history in this country of subjecting certain communities to terrible medical and scientific abuse," Biden said. "But if there is one message that needs to cut through, it's this: The vaccines are safe and effective"
Biden also pushed his COVID-19 relief bill, the American Rescue Act, and said he hopes Congress will pass it.
Despite the milestones that he touted, the president also offered a warning not to relax health measures.
"So I want to make something really very clear: this is not a time to relax," Biden said. "We must keep washing our hands, stay socially distanced, and for god's sake, wear a mask."
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Feb 25, 2:08 pm
WH doesn't rule out sanctioning Saudi Arabia over journalist's death
ABC News' Senior White House Correspondent Mary Bruce pressed White House press secretary Jen Psaki in a White House briefing Thursday about the president's plans to hold accountable those responsible for the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Psaki wouldn’t offer specifics but didn’t rule out sanctions, saying “a range of actions” are on the table.
Psaki stressed that the next step is for Biden to have a call with the King of Saudi Arabia, Abdul Aziz, and for the intelligence community to release its full report of the events.
"I think there are a range of actions that are on the table," Pres. sec Psaki tells@marykbrucewhen asked how Pres. Biden plans to hold responsible those behind the death of Jamal Khashoggi.https://t.co/sFziaTRKAfpic.twitter.com/GDo2EZU98s
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics)February 25, 2021
"And, of course, our administration is focused on recalibrating the relationship, as we've talked about in here previously, andcertainly there are areas where we will express concerns and leave open the option of accountability," Psaki said.
Bruce also asked why the president would not speak directly with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, given not only his role in the future leadership of the country but also his reported involvement in the Khashoggi case.
Psaki pointed to bin Salman’s conversations with his counterpart, Secretary of Defense Llyod Austin, but did not say if Austin planned to discuss the issue with him directly.
