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Chris Wright: “The Biden administration sold over 200 million barrels of…”

Featuring: Chris Wright, Republican | Secretary of Energy | National

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Chris & Liz Wright on Iran, Solar, Nuclear, & Card Counting | KMP Ep.34

Published | Video Starts at 05:36

What do you expect gas prices to be this summer and how do we intend to refill what is, I think, a 58% decrease in our petroleum reserves? Yes. The Biden administration sold over 200 million barrels of oil out of the petroleum reserve. and they sold them to try to lower gasoline prices to do well in the midterm elections. There was no interruption of flow of energy. Then the Trump administration. (05:36–05:41)

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Asserts that the Biden administration sold over 200 million barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

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