Former US President Donald Trump. File photoWASHINGTON, Apr 10Former US President Donald Trump said that his successor Joe Biden «sent to heaven» gasoline prices long before the events in Ukraine, while under him America would have retained its energy independence and outpaced the current leaders in terms of production — Saudi Arabia and Russia. At a rally in North Carolina, Trump challenged the favorite thesis of the current administration, which is trying to shift the responsibility for inflation to the Russian authorities and calls the record surge in fuel prices «Putin's price rise» in official documents.
"Long before Ukraine, Biden sent gas prices skyrocketing with his ultra-left…energy policies inspired by the socialist joke known as the Green New Deal. Windmills, windmills, we want windmills everywhere… If you live near a windmill, your house is worth next to nothing, they kill all the birds, they destroy the landscape, and they are the most expensive form of energy,” Trump said.
He recalled that under him a gallon of gasoline (3.785 liters) cost less than two dollars, while now the price has risen above four. “You know what everyone is saying now? Honey, let’s buy a smaller car? We don’t like these big cars anymore. We want as small as possible,” Trump said. As part of the sanctions pressure on Russia, the United States refused to purchase Russian energy and are trying to offset the consequences for the domestic market with record commodity interventions. «Remember energy independence? We had so much. We could double Russia and Saudi Arabia combined in a year,» Trump said, accusing Biden of plans to buy oil from Iran and Venezuela, which remain under heavy sanctions.