“Instead of traveling to Saudi Arabia, [Biden] he should be traveling to Texas or North Dakota and he should be… asking our country to grow [oil] supply instead of begging and bowing to the Saudis and asking them to increase their supply,” the Kentucky Republican told host John Katsimatidis on his WABC 770 AM radio show in an interview that aired Sunday. , “It’s not only bad economics, but it’s embarrassing for him to be there … begging them for more oil. I couldn’t be more against what he’s doing,” Paul said. , In the economic interplay between supply and demand, Paul accused the Biden administration of taking steps to deliberately reduce the supply of oil, causing prices to soar this summer to more than $5 a gallon on average in June. “All the Biden administration did was reduce supply. They have chased away the conductors. They have chased the drilling permits. They have chased the drilling leases. They stopped expanding drilling in ANWR, which is a part of Alaska that has enough oil to make us completely energy independent for probably 100 years,” Paul said, referring to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Sen. Rand Paul blasted President Biden for his controversial trip to Saudi Arabia — accusing the commander-in-chief of “begging and kowtowing” to the royals. BANDAR AL-JALOUD/Saudi Royal Palace/AFP via Getty Images executive order temporarily suspending oil and gas drilling leases granted during the Trump administration. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of the Royal Court of Saudi Arabia/Release via REUTERS Biden signed an executive order on his first day in the White House temporarily suspending oil and gas drilling leases granted during the Trump administration, and the Interior Department made it permanent in June 2021. Paul said the Biden administration’s “all-out attack” has scared investors away. , “None of us should be shocked by the price [of oil] has shot through the roof. There is a way to fix this. They could immediately start encouraging production [in America]said the senator Biden returned to the White House on Sunday after a four-day trip to Israel and Saudi Arabia. President Joe Biden arrives at the White House in Washington, Saturday, July 16, 2022. AP Photo/Andrew HarnikPaul accused the Biden administration of taking steps to deliberately reduce oil supply, sending prices soaring this summer to more from $5 a gallon .Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images His trip to the royal kingdom made headlines for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, despite the king’s role in the 2018 death of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The president was also criticized for imploring the Saudis to increase production to help lower global oil costs – even though Biden had said that was not the purpose of his visit. “I’m doing everything I can to increase the offer for the United States of America, which I expect will happen,” the president told reporters last Friday after his meeting with Salman. “The Saudis share this sense of urgency, and based on our discussions today, I expect we will see further steps in the coming weeks.”
