When Antony Blinken was asked why Putin was kept in check under President Trump, he was stumped.
But the answer is obvious: Trump sanctioned Nord Stream 2 and embraced American energy while Biden waived sanctions on Nord Stream 2 and undermined American energy from day one.
WATCH: President Trump on the latest episode of the “Real America” podcast with Chairman Ronna McDaniel
“I was the one that ended Nord Stream. There was never anybody even close. I mean, Nord Stream 2 was the biggest thing. Nobody ever even heard of it until I came along and complained. And then I shut it down, and there was never anything so big that happened to Russia shutting down Nord Stream 2. And then Biden came in and he opened it up almost immediately. I couldn't believe it….
We were energy independent for the first time in more than 72 years. And that was a killer for Russia because we brought the price of energy down. We were down at $30 a barrel, $32 a barrel, $40 a barrel. And actually much less than that for a period of time. And nobody had ever seen anything. And that was certainly tough for Russia and other countries because they had to go out and they had to compete with those prices. And now they're making a fortune with what's going on.”
It's an analysis President Zelenskyy himself stressed during a conversation with senators: “If you had started sanctions months ago, there would not have been war.”
Another Senate source tells me Zelenskyy stated during the zoom w/ US senators: "if you had started sanctions months ago, there would not have been war."
— Kelly Laco (@kelly_laco) March 5, 2022
What’s the reason we didn’t have sanctions? Why were the American people left vulnerable to high energy prices? Why were gas prices rising even before Putin invaded Ukraine? Joe Biden.
