Ron DeSantis seems to take Saudi side in oil beef with Joe Biden
Gov. Ron DeSantis waded into petroleum geopolitics Friday, offering rhetorical cover for Saudi Arabia’s recent clash with President Joe Biden.
DeSantis said that the Biden administration “playing footsie” with Iran created the situation that led to OPEC production cuts.
“(P)eople will say, ‘Well, the Saudis are doing this for political reasons … to go at Biden.’ And you know what, they probably are doing that. But here’s the thing: because Biden’s playing footsie with Iran, (who is) their arch enemy,” DeSantis said.
“So I don’t think the Saudis like Biden.”
The Saudis aren’t the only adversarial regime being courted by The White House, DeSantis contends.
“(J)ust think about it, they’re beggi...
