Reaction to Saudi Arabia and Russia led OPEC+ oil cut
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34% (794) are left-leaning, 28% (650) are centrist, and 38% (882) are right-leaning
On Thursday, Congress and the administration reacted to the OPEC-plus group, led by Saudi Arabia and Russia, announcement on Wednesday of a bigger than expected cut of 2 million barrels a day. “It’s clear that OPEC+ is aligning with Russia with today’s announcement. We’re dealing with a time where… the global economy is responding to Putin’s war. So by making this decision it is going to have an effect on low- and middle-economic income countries,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters.
The Hill published a centrist article about how President Biden and the White House are taking on big oil companies, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Russia, and anyone else who might be to blame for high gas prices. Rising gas prices pose a major threat to Democratic efforts to hold onto majorities in the House and Senate. President Biden asked oil and gas companies not to raise prices. The OPEC+ decision has provided an opening for Republicans to go on the attack against President Biden's energy policies. Gas prices have risen again, with AAA reporting an average price per gallon of $3.83 nationally, up from $2.76 one week ago.
A left-leaning article from the Washington Post highlights how President Joe Biden on Thursday effectively acknowledged the failure of his foreign policy interactions with the de facto leader of Saudi Arabia, the crown prince associated with human rights abuses. Biden told reporters Thursday it was “a disappointment, and it says that there are problems” in the U.S.-Saudi relationship. Sen. Dick Durbin, the second-highest ranking Democrat in the Senatehe tweeted Thursday “From unanswered questions about 9/11 & the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, to conspiring with Putin to punish the US with higher oil prices, the royal Saudi family has never been a trustworthy ally of our nation. It’s time for our foreign policy to imagine a world without their alliance.”
A right-leaning article from NY Post highlights how Biden says he doesn't regret his July trip to Saudi Arabia after the OPEC+ cartel of oil exporters cut production. The President refused to rule out turning to Venezuela's dictatorship next for help. Republicans ridiculed Biden for seeking oil from some of the world's most notorious regimes. “President Biden would rather enrich a murderous dictator than support drilling in America,” wrote Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.). “There is another way: Instead of empowering despotic regimes around the world, why don’t we pump more at home to take care of our energy security needs?” tweeted Trump administration State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus.
From the left
A bump and a miss: Saudi oil cut slaps down Biden's outreach
Washington Post
From the right
Biden: No Saudi regrets after OPEC+ cuts, won’t rule out Venezuela oil ask
New York Post