Senator Ted Cruz (R-Tex) criticized President Joe Biden’s stance on inflation and Russia in an interview with CNBC’s Squawk Box on Thursday.
Cruz denied the White House’s claim that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine caused high gas prices. The Texas Republican senator argued that the reason for the invasion of Ukraine was “Biden’s pacification and weakness in Russia”.
“Putin’s price hikes – as you’ve pointed out – are recent conversations in the White House about inflation. Let’s be frank – gas prices went up 48% before Putin invaded Ukraine,” he said. The reason Putin invaded Ukraine, Joe It was Biden’s illogical decision to lift sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline – the sanctions that I invented, the sanctions that stop that pipeline, prevent Putin from invading Ukraine, and instead Biden decided to try calming down and Russia. vulnerability for. This led to an attack.”
“But it’s important to understand that most of the increase in fuel prices has nothing to do with Putin,” he said. “This is due to the relentless war against US domestic oil and gas production. And…to be clear, that’s what Joe Biden promised during the campaign. On his way to the campaign, he told the American people, “If you choose me, we will stop drilling.”
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Source: Breitbart
