It must be an election year...
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The White House does not support a ban on Russian oil imports, according to press secretary Jen Psaki, despite even House Speaker Nancy Pelosi joining in on the calls for the U.S. to cease buying Moscow's fuel. 'We don't have a strategic interest in reducing the global supply of energy, and that would raise prices at the gas pump for the American people,' Psaki told reporters Thursday.
Asked what would need to happen 'on the ground' in Ukraine for the U.S. to stop buying Russian oil, the press secretary demurred. 'I don't know if we look at it exactly through that prism. Obviously we have not held back in taking significant, historic steps that are crippling the Russian economy right now,' she said.
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Makes you wonder how much of a kickback Joe is getting per barrel.
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