President Trump releases statement condemning Europe and mainstream media.
QUICK FACTS:
- Donald J. Trump released a statement today addressing Joe Biden’s decision to ban oil imports from Russia for their military operations in Ukraine.
- Trump emphasized how most of Europe will not follow the United States in boycotting Russian oil and gas.
- “As usual the United States will be left out there alone, being taken advantage of by Europe, as we defend them, while we read in the Fake News how everyone has come together under Biden to fight Russia,” said Trump.
- On Monday, Chancellor Olaf Scholz issued a statement describing Russian oil and gas as “essential” for European energy security, supporting Trump’s statements.
- “At the moment, Europe’s supply of energy for heat generation, mobility, power supply and industry cannot be secured in any other way,” than by importing from Russia, the statement read. “It is therefore of essential importance for the provision of public services and the daily lives of our citizens.”
TRUMP’S FULL STATEMENT:
“Just confirmed that most of Europe won’t go along with the United States in boycotting Russian oil and gas. As usual the United States will be left out there alone, being taken advantage of by Europe, as we defend them, while we read in the Fake News how everyone has come together under Biden to fight Russia.”
BACKGROUND:
- Biden defended the fact that Americans will feel pain at the gas pump, saying that “Defending freedom is going to cost.”
- “We will not be part of subsidizing Putin’s war,” Biden said, calling the new action a “powerful blow” against Russia’s ability to fund the ongoing offensive.
- The average price of gasoline in the U.S. hit a record $4.17 per gallon Tuesday as the country banned Russian oil imports after its invasion of Ukraine, The Associated Press reports.
- The national average rose by 10 cents per gallon in one day, and it’s up 55 cents since last week, according to AAA data.
- The previous high was set 13 years ago when the national average price hit $4.10 per gallon, AP notes.
