And lastly, it's just a fundamental truth. Might be inconvenient, people might not want to look at it, but it is the cost of energy. It is OPEC, Russia and Iran raising oil prices, holding oil off the market. That is the root cause of inflation in this cycle. And we need somebody like me, maybe. I don't know what other Democrats might think, but I'm going to Washington to try to stop the OPEC countries and Russia and Iran from having their way in foreign policy and in economic policy as well. (11:46–11:56)
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Asserts that OPEC, Russia, and Iran's actions are the root cause of current inflation.
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