Jonathan gyer is a senior foreign policy writer at vox, covering joe byden and the world. He says it's not clear what joe biden can get out of this visit, but i think everyone watching is going to interpret it as him trying to go there to lower oil prices. Gyer: The narrative that the us. Has become energy independent has been a little bit overblown. We haven't had a refiner bildinthe united states since the 19 seventies.
Candidate Biden said he would make Saudi Arabia a “pariah” on the world stage. Now President Biden is traveling there, asking for the kingdom’s help on gas prices.
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