President Joe Biden said on Thursday he would not ask Saudi leaders to increase oil production during a trip to Saudi Arabia next month, saying it was “not the purpose of the trip” and blamed high prices. gas in the United States “Russia, Russia, Russia”. The president, during a rare press conference on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Spain on Thursday, received several questions from journalists, ranging from US inflation, continued support for Ukraine and more. Biden was asked if he would ask the Saudi king’s successor during his trip next month to increase oil production as Americans continue to feel the pain at the pump and wondered how he would hold the kingdom accountable among the people. his rights. abuses. BIDEN TO VISIT SAUDI ARABIA NEXT MONTH LOOKING FOR SOLUTIONS AS TOP GAS $ 5 Gallon “Well, first of all, that is not the purpose of the trip,” the president said, noting that it would start in Israel. “The Israelis believe that it is very important for me to travel,” he said. “What are we talking about dealing with this trip before I go, as I said, I go to Israel to meet with Israeli leaders to reaffirm the inseparable bond that Israel and the United States have,” Biden said, adding that part of The “purpose” of the trip to the Middle East is “to deepen Israel’s integration in the region, which I believe is for peace and is good for Israel’s security.” THE WAR OF WAR OF UKRAINE WILL BE DECIDED ON THE BATTLE, NOT BY G7 LEADERS AND WRONG PENALTIES: LIEBERMAN “And that is why the Israeli leaders have spoken so strongly about my move to Saudi Arabia,” he said, adding that he would also “try to reduce the deaths and the war in Yemen” and “a whole lot of things that they go beyond anything that has to do specifically with Saudi Arabia. “ President Joe Biden is set to make his first trip since taking office in the oil-rich country of Saudi Arabia in July.
When asked if he would call for an increase in oil production from Saudi Arabia’s leaders, Biden said “no.” “This is a meeting of all the Gulf states. I told them I thought they should increase oil production, in general, not particularly in the Saudis,” Biden said. “And I think we will do it — I hope we see them and their own interests coming to terms with what makes sense.” But the president, during the press conference, again blamed Russia for the increase in gas prices in the US The president outlined the steps he has taken to tackle rising fuel prices, including the release of one million barrels a day from US oil reserves, as well as his efforts to persuade other nations to remove a total of 240 million barrels from the US. Oil Reserve. The president added that he had asked Congress to temporarily end the tax on gasoline at the pump and urged states to do the same. “SAUDI WILL DEVELOP BOMB “NEXT DAY” IF IRAN’S NUCLEAR AGREEMENT LEADS TO WEAPONS CAPACITY: SPECIALISTS “If we do these things, it is estimated that we could reduce tomorrow – if they, Congress, agreed and the states agreed – we could reduce the price of oil by a dollar a gallon to a pump in this range,” he said. Biden. , adding that it could offer “immediate relief”. He added: “And this is the way I think we should move, and I think it would also have a positive impact on the price of the pump.” New Jersey Gas Station Prices Shock (Megan Myers / Fox News Digital) (Fox News) “The bottom line is, after all, why gas prices are rising is because of Russia, of Russia, of Russia,” Biden said. “The reason for the food crisis is because Russia and Russia do not allow grain to leave Ukraine.” As for US support for Ukraine, the president said he and NATO allies had decided to support Ukraine “as much as necessary”. In this photo provided by the Presidential Press Office of Ukraine on Saturday, June 18, 2022, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends a meeting with military officials as he visits the war-torn region of Mykolaiv. (Press Office of the Ukrainian Presidential Press via AP) (AP) CLICK HERE TO RECEIVE THE FOX NEWS APPLICATION “We will stay with Ukraine and all the allies will stay with Ukraine for as long as it takes to make sure they are not defeated by Ukraine and forgive me, Russia,” Biden said. “Ukraine has already succeeded. a serious blow to Russia. “ He added: “Ukraine has shown that, in fact, it can continue to resist Russian aggression. And so I do not know how it will end, but it will not end with a Russian defeat of Ukraine in Ukraine.” Brooke Singman is a political reporter for Fox News Digital. You can reach her at [email protected] or @BrookeSingman on Twitter.