On Tuesday, Biden announced that the U.S. would stop buying Russian oil, which currently amounts to 670,000 barrels a day.
Canada is currently the United States’ largest oil supplier but cannot make up the difference independently. Instead, Biden officials have been reaching out to Venezuela and Saudi Arabia to attempt and plead with them to turn on the taps and lower the price of oil, which is currently at a 14-year high.
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Carlson said that Biden used the conflict to push his green energy policies.
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“Because Putin invaded Ukraine, effectively encouraged by the Biden administration to do that, which is true, because that happened, we are going to send billions of dollars to the Saudi theocracy and then to the Iranians and then to Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela and at the same time, we’re going to embrace green energy, which means giving the government of China complete control over a power grid here in America,” Carlson told his viewers.
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“That's our plan. Are you confused by it? Don’t be. It’s a moral victory. Let us know when you get tired of winning.”
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The Fox News host, who has long questioned why Biden was supporting Ukraine in its battle against Russia, said that the White House’s means of punishing Putin were harming ordinary Americans.
“Why exactly are we doing this? What’s the point? Is the point to bankrupt Vladimir Putin? That might be worth doing, but this won’t do it,” Carlson said.
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“Putin already has ready markets around the world for his oil, starting in China, in India and Turkey. So that’s not going to work.
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“Maybe the point is to force Russian troops to withdraw from Ukraine. That would definitely be worth doing, but no, that’s not the point, either.”
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“Joe Biden will typically say absolutely anything, but even Joe Biden didn’t claim today that sanctioning Russian oil will end the war in Ukraine because it won’t.
“So, who exactly are these sanctions aimed at? Think about it. If you want to identify the target of a penalty, consider who’s going to suffer most from it.
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“And in this case, the answer could not be clear. It's middle-income Americans. They’re the ones who were crushed for two years under COVID restrictions. They’re the ones who are about to be pummeled by shutting down more energy sources.
“Notice a theme here? The people in charge hate the middle class above all.
“So, it’s not Vladimir Putin who’s getting punished, it’s American citizens. It’s you. It’s not speculation.”
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