As the oil crisis reaches a tipping point, the Biden administration is refusing to renew domestic oil production.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre is claiming the responsibility falls on oil companies, and oil companies have pointed to Biden’s policies and campaign promise to destroy the oil industry.

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