Trump says Biden is letting ‘radical climate extremists run our country’ as US sees record-high gas prices

EXCLUSIVE: Former President Trump informed Fox Information that President Joe Biden is “letting the unconventional local weather extremists run our nation whereas the world burns,” as gasoline costs within the U.S. surge to record-highs amid Russia’s struggle in opposition to Ukraine.

“Vitality costs are skyrocketing — they will infinity, all due to Joe Biden,” Trump informed Fox Information. 

People are experiencing the very best gasoline costs because the 2007-09 monetary disaster, with the nationwide gasoline worth common reaching greater than $4 per gallon — the very best common so far, based on AAA.

Biden on Tuesday introduced a ban on all imports of Russian oil, gasoline and power to the US, focusing on the “predominant artery” of Russia’s financial system amid Putin’s struggle on Ukraine, however warned that the ban would value American households.

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Russian oil exports account for about one-third of Europe’s oil imports, nonetheless, for the U.S., Russian exports are slightly below 10% of U.S. total imports.

“This was a struggle that ought to have by no means occurred,” Trump informed Fox Information. “There is no such thing as a approach Putin would have performed it if I had been president.”

Bipartisan warmth

Biden has been criticized by each Democrats and Republicans for the excessive gasoline costs, which have risen sharply underneath his administration even earlier than Russia’s invasion. Many have publicly known as for him to open up oil and gasoline drilling within the U.S. to reduce the nation’s dependence on international oil.

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“We now have the oil underneath our ft, liquid gold,” Trump stated. “However as an alternative, we’re pondering of shopping for oil from Venezuela, Iran and others who don’t precisely love America.”

“We now have the oil underneath our ft, liquid gold. However as an alternative, we’re pondering of shopping for oil from Venezuela, Iran and others who don’t precisely love America.”

— Former President Trump

Trump was reacting to experiences that the Biden administration is weighing buying petroleum from Iran, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela.

“Joe Biden is letting the unconventional local weather extremists run our nation, whereas the world burns,” Trump informed Fox Information. “Everyone seems to be struggling as a result of our leaders do not know what they’re doing.”

Trump added: “Deliver again American power independence and American dominance.”

Blaming Putin

The previous president’s feedback got here because the White Home is blaming Russian President Vladimir Putin for the record-high gasoline costs within the U.S., even coining the surge because the “#PutinPriceHike,” and vowing that Biden will do all the things he can to defend People from “ache on the pump.”

On Wednesday, although, White Home press secretary Jen Psaki stated restarting development of the Keystone XL pipeline was not one of many choices on the desk.

“If we’re making an attempt to result in extra provide that doesn’t handle any downside,” Psaki stated. “The pipeline is only a supply mechanism – it’s not an oil area, so it doesn’t present extra provide into the system.”

When pressed additional on whether or not restarting the pipeline is one thing the White Home is contemplating, Psaki stated: “There’s no plans for that, and it could not handle any of the issues we’re having presently.”

GOP criticism

Biden has been dealing with criticism from Republicans, who’ve been urging him to carry his govt orders that canceled the Keystone XL pipeline from Canada and froze new oil and gasoline leases on federal lands.

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Biden, this week, although, stated it’s “not true” that his administration is holding again home power manufacturing, warning that gasoline costs will “go up additional” from their present file ranges, and reiterated his help for presidency spending on renewable power sources and criticizing the oil and gasoline trade for not taking full benefit of drilling alternatives within the U.S.

Biden was requested Tuesday if he had a message for the American folks on gasoline costs.

“They’re going to go up,” he stated.

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When requested what’s he going to do about it, Biden replied: “Can’t do a lot proper now. Russia is accountable.”

Trump’s warning

In the meantime, throughout a separate interview with Fox Information final month simply days after Russia launched its multi-front struggle on Ukraine, Trump stated the invasion might result in “world struggle.”

“1000’s of individuals, I imply, this may result in a lot greater than this one space,” Trump warned. “This might result in loads of different nations and may result in world struggle.”

Trump stated “you by no means know the way it begins, in a world struggle.”

“You by no means suppose a struggle goes to come back out of it,” he continued. “Hastily, you find yourself in a world struggle.”

He added: “This can be a very harmful interval for our nation, for the nation.”