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President Joe Biden on Thursday said that he will not request Saudi leaders to increase oil production during his trip to Saudi Arabia next month, stressing that is “not the purpose of the trip,” while blaming sky-high gas prices in the United States on “Russia, Russia, Russia.”
The president, during a rare press conference on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Spain Thursday, took several questions from reporters, ranging from U.S. inflation, to continued support for Ukraine, and more.
Biden was asked whether he will ask the crown prince of the king of Saudi Arabia during his trip next month to increase oil production, as Americans continue to feel the pain at the pump, and questioned how he will hold the kingdom accountable amid its human rights abuses.
BIDEN TO VISIT SAUDI ARABIA NEXT MONTH SEEKING SOLUTIONS AS GAS TOPS $5 PER GALLON: REPORT
“Well, first of all, that’s not the purpose of the trip,” the president said, noting it will…
