Saudi Arabia’s Leader Gives Biden’s Oil Plea the Cold Shoulder, Turns to Putin Instead

President Joe Biden, who put distance between himself and Saudi leaders when he took office, got a dose of payback recently, according to a new report. Saudi leaders refused to speak with Biden when the president’s…

IJR SyndicatedMar 9, 20223 min read

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. A UAE spokesman said a call between Biden and Sheikh Mohammed would be rescheduled.

“There was some expectation of a phone call, but it didn’t happen,” a U.S. official who was not named told the Journal. “It was part of turning on the spigot .”

Biden came into office taking a harsh tone towards Saudi Arabia, noted the Guardian. As a candidate he said he would treat it as a “pariah” state, adding that there was “very little social redeeming value in the present government in Saudi Arabia.”

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But as Gas Prices climb and the war in Ukraine makes it unlikely that the situation will reverse itself, Biden is calling upon nations such as Saudi Arabia and Venezuela to increase Oil production.

The effort was part of a pattern that the Wall Street Journal, in an editorial headlined “Biden’s Bizarre Oil Diplomacy,” noted: “He courts Venezuela and the Saudis, but not U.S. or Canadian producers.”

“It speaks volumes about this administration that it’s seeking help from Vladimir Putin’s client in Venezuela and our estranged Saudi allies rather than U.S. shale producers or our Canadian friends,” the editorial said.

The crown prince expressed his indifference to Biden during an interview published this month in the Atlantic.

He was asked if the Biden administration does not understand him.

“Simply, I do not care,” he said.

Prince Mohammed said he believed that putting distance between Saudi Arabia and the U.S. would haunt Biden.

“It’s up to him to think about the interests of America,” he said. “Go for it.”

But as Gas Prices rise, Biden may try to repair the relationship with a visit to Saudi Arabia, Axios reported.

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.