Dem Rep. Connolly: It’s Inconsistent for Biden to ‘Stand Down’ to Work with Saudis to Help Gas Prices, Keep Restrictions on U.S. Oil

BURNETT lived in his ░░░░░░░░ and they took this ░░░░░░░░ together before Khashoggi was ░░░░░░░░ and dismembered in an ░░░░░░░░ ordered by the crown ░░░░░░░░ of Saudi Arabia according ░░░░░░░░ U S intelligence So ░░░░░░░░ you have been a ░░░░░░░░ advocate for Khashoggi s ░░░░░░░░ This obviously is the ░░░░░░░░ in Saudi Arabia know ░░░░░░░░ human rights abuses but ░░░░░░░░ bone saw dismemberment and ░░░░░░░░ of Jamal Khashoggi was ░░░░░░░░ level that shocked the ░░░░░░░░ Do you think President ░░░░░░░░ should be traveling to ░░░░░░░░ Arabia and meeting with ░░░░░░░░ Crown Prince Mohammed Bin ░░░░░░░░ CONNOLLY Erin obviously the ░░░░░░░░ as you point out ░░░░░░░░ the Saudi Arabia goes ░░░░░░░░ 80 years to FDR ░░░░░░░░ s complicated It s ░░░░░░░░ with lots of concerns ░░░░░░░░ issues But at the ░░░░░░░░ of the day I ░░░░░░░░ President Biden was right ░░░░░░░░ he was candidate Biden ░░░░░░░░ this relationship and holding ░░░░░░░░ account the individual who ░░░░░░░░ complicit in and ordered ░░░░░░░░ brutal murder and dismemberment ░░░░░░░░ my constituent Jamal Khashoggi ░░░░░░░░ that is the crown ░░░░░░░░ BURNETT And the crown ░░░░░░░░ you know as you ░░░░░░░░ President Biden then candidate ░░░░░░░░ was very clear He ░░░░░░░░ that Khashoggi was murdered ░░░░░░░░ dismembered and I believe ░░░░░░░░ the murder of the ░░░░░░░░ prince that s what ░░░░░░░░ said He said we ░░░░░░░░ not going to sell ░░░░░░░░ weapons to them He ░░░░░░░░ in fact done that ░░░░░░░░ re going to make ░░░░░░░░ pay the price and ░░░░░░░░ them the pariah it ░░░░░░░░ to me at the ░░░░░░░░ and that seemed to ░░░░░░░░ that that s what ░░░░░░░░ believes That is what ░░░░░░░░ believes He has of ░░░░░░░░ as president had calls ░░░░░░░░ MBS s father the ░░░░░░░░ king But why do ░░░░░░░░ think Biden is doing ░░░░░░░░ now Why has the ░░░░░░░░ exceeded what he seems ░░░░░░░░ believe personally CONNOLLY I ░░░░░░░░ that he s had ░░░░░░░░ from some in the ░░░░░░░░ Department some on the ░░░░░░░░ Security Council that the ░░░░░░░░ to bring MBS the ░░░░░░░░ prince to account for ░░░░░░░░ for his involvement in ░░░░░░░░ murder of Jamal Khashoggi ░░░░░░░░ to be weighed against ░░░░░░░░ concerns We re experiencing ░░░░░░░░ huge inflationary spiral in ░░░░░░░░ price of oil We ░░░░░░░░ Saudi Arabia to produce ░░░░░░░░ of it if we ░░░░░░░░ going to bring down ░░░░░░░░ cost of gasoline here ░░░░░░░░ the United States The ░░░░░░░░ have reluctant to support ░░░░░░░░ against Russia in the ░░░░░░░░ war and we need ░░░░░░░░ help there So I ░░░░░░░░ he s getting advice ░░░░░░░░ if you want their ░░░░░░░░ they made it very ░░░░░░░░ you got to stand ░░░░░░░░ in the original position ░░░░░░░░ Right and I understand ░░░░░░░░ I will say just ░░░░░░░░ a point of consistency ░░░░░░░░ he thinks it s ░░░░░░░░ it to bring down ░░░░░░░░ prices to or gas ░░░░░░░░ to do business with ░░░░░░░░ Arabia wouldn t it ░░░░░░░░ consistent then to be ░░░░░░░░ to pulling back some ░░░░░░░░ the restrictions on refining ░░░░░░░░ the U S or ░░░░░░░░ in the U S ░░░░░░░░ well CONNOLLY Presumably But ░░░░░░░░ know I think we ░░░░░░░░ to all ask ourselves ░░░░░░░░ of that is interesting ░░░░░░░░ fine and important but ░░░░░░░░ what price I mean ░░░░░░░░ man was murdered by ░░░░░░░░ number two official in ░░░░░░░░ government That can t ░░░░░░░░ acceptable in terms of ░░░░░░░░ S interest or U ░░░░░░░░ foreign policy and it ░░░░░░░░ not to be acceptable ░░░░░░░░ the president of the ░░░░░░░░ States BURNETT Right Obviously ░░░░░░░░ re going ahead with ░░░░░░░░ trip Congressman I appreciate ░░░░░░░░ time Thank you CONNOLLY ░░░░░░░░ pleasure. Thank you, Erin.”