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Chris Wright: “We don't lean on [Saudi Arabia] to get what we want.”

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

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Emory turned around and said they already have one Saudi Arabia. Yeah. And they can lean on the Saudis to get what they want. Is that fair? Do you have enough influence? We don't lean on [Saudi Arabia] to get what we want. But unlike the Biden administration, of course we've, we've embraced the growing economies, that growing freedom in the Middle East. (07:50–07:53)

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Asserts that the U.S. does not rely on Saudi Arabia for its objectives.

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