Biden thought it would be a political win for OPEC to increase production, so the US wouldn’t have to, thereby avoiding the wrath of green elites in his party. Instead, he’s undermined America’s standing in the world, helped Putin, and worsened inflation.https://t.co/ygwOZqPIBk
— Michael Shellenberger (@shellenberger) October 5, 2022
Biden sacrificed his stated commitment to human rights for short-term political needs. Instead of pleading with OPEC+ to maintain or increase high levels of oil production, Biden could have simply allowed for expanded domestic oil production.
— Michael Shellenberger (@shellenberger) October 5, 2022
The underlying motivation for Biden is political. Biden and Democrats are trying shut down the U.S. oil & gas industry, which they view as friendlier to Republicans, in terms of campaign financing, than to Democrats.
It’s undermining national securityhttps://t.co/eVFoGvZp4g
— Michael Shellenberger (@shellenberger) October 5, 2022