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- Biden made an nonspecific threat to Saudi Arabia after its decision to cut oil output.
- The call, which will drive up prices, was made as part of the OPEC+ grouping including Russia.
- The White House has framed the move as the Saudis siding with Russia against Ukraine.
The OPEC+ group of oil producing nations said last week that it would cut oil production by two million barrels a day, a move which enraged the White House, which has been struggling to tame inflation and decrease gas prices.
Uh...hello Joe? Saudi is a sovereign nation
Is there anything you can't mess up? (rhetorical question)
He begins to sound like Putin