Claim: Former President Donald Trump said he had gotten the U.S. to a point where "we didn't need the Middle East" for "energy." And now, he said, "we're going back to them asking them for help." But the U.S. has continued to import a smaller amount of its petroleum from the Middle East under President Joe Biden.
Fact-check: Trump and Boebert's Oil Spin - FactCheck.org
Verdict: former president donald trump said he had gotten the u.s. to a point where "we didn't need the middle east" for "energy." and now, he said, "we're going back to them asking them for help." but the u.s. has continued to import a smaller amount of its petroleum from the middle east under president joe biden.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Robert Farley
Date published: 2021-08-27T21:25:49