{"id":1347402,"date":"2022-02-27T14:37:58","date_gmt":"2022-02-27T19:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1347402"},"modified":"2022-02-27T14:38:15","modified_gmt":"2022-02-27T19:38:15","slug":"conservatives-rip-democrat-brad-sherman-for-begging-saudi-arabia-to-produce-more-oil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservatives-rip-democrat-brad-sherman-for-begging-saudi-arabia-to-produce-more-oil\/","title":{"rendered":"Conservatives Rip Democrat Brad Sherman for \u2018Begging\u2019 Saudi Arabia to Produce More Oil"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fconservatives-rip-democrat-brad-sherman-for-begging-saudi-arabia-to-produce-more-oil%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1347402&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/AP20260592885578-640x335-1.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\"><span>Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA), who boasted of his push to ban domestic oil and gas drilling in 2019, suffered a major backlash online after he called upon the government of Saudi Arabia to supply \u201cmore oil\u201d or be held accountable for the deaths of Ukrainians.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In a Saturday tweet addressing the state of Saudi Arabia, Sherman proclaimed that \u201cnow is your chance to be an ally or an enemy of those standing against Russia\u2019s attack on<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ukraine?src=hashtag_click\"><span>#Ukraine<\/span><\/a><span>.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>Demanding it provide more oil to prevent Western reliance on Russia, the California Democrat claimed Ukrainian lives would ultimately be the kingdom\u2019s responsibility.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cSaudi Arabia must open taps and produce more oil so the world can turn its back on Russian oil,\u201d he added. \u201cOtherwise, the blood of Ukrainians is also on Saudi Arabia\u2019s hands.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Saudi Arabia \u2013 now is your chance to be an ally or an enemy of those standing against Russia&#8217;s attack on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ukraine?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ukraine<\/a>. Saudi Arabia must open taps and produce more oil so the world can turn its back on Russian oil. Otherwise, the blood of Ukrainians is also on Saudi Arabia&#8217;s hands.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Congressman Brad Sherman (@BradSherman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BradSherman\/status\/1497325120582471684?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>In 2019, Sherman called to \u201cprotect the arctic\u201d and proudly voiced his vote \u201cto ban oil &#038; gas drilling off the Pacific, Atlantic, &#038; Florida Gulf coasts\u201d as well as in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GOPTaxScam?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GOPTaxScam<\/a> opened the Arctic Nat&#8217;l Wildlife Refuge to oil &#038; gas drilling. This past week, my colleagues and I voted to ban oil &#038; gas drilling off the Pacific, Atlantic, &#038; Florida Gulf coasts and in the Arctic Nat&#8217;l Wildlife Refuge. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ProtectOurCoast?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ProtectOurCoast<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ProtectTheArctic?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ProtectTheArctic<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SbOFwUZJfU\">pic.twitter.com\/SbOFwUZJfU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Congressman Brad Sherman (@BradSherman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BradSherman\/status\/1172243850506711040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 12, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>In response to Sherman\u2019s recent remarks, many conservatives slammed the 67-year-old Democrat while calling to unleash domestic energy capabilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWrong @BradSherman,\u201d wrote Rep. Michael Waltz (R-FL). \u201cUnleashing AMERICAN energy (cleaner &#038; creates jobs) is the answer, not begging OPEC to pump more!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wrong <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BradSherman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BradSherman<\/a>. Unleashing AMERICAN \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 energy (cleaner &#038; creates jobs) is the answer, not begging OPEC to pump more! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ipRsuD37fr\">https:\/\/t.co\/ipRsuD37fr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Mike Waltz (@michaelgwaltz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/michaelgwaltz\/status\/1497661876993511430?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>\u201cHey Brad, remember this \u2013 wherein you and your Dem colleagues unilaterally disarmed by shutting down ANWR &#038; Offshore Drilling?\u201d asked Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) referencing his 2019 post.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hey Brad, remember this \u2013 wherein you and your Dem colleagues unilaterally disarmed by shutting down ANWR &#038; Offshore Drilling? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/anHhGLQgxg\">https:\/\/t.co\/anHhGLQgxg<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EnergyFreedom?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EnergyFreedom<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5LNMGyupkG\">https:\/\/t.co\/5LNMGyupkG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chip Roy (@chiproytx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chiproytx\/status\/1497594464893685763?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>\u201cYou\u2019d rather have Saudi Arabia produce more oil than develop AMERICAN energy?\u201d asked Rep. Carlos A. Gimenez (R-FL).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cYou should call on<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS\"><span>@POTUS<\/span><\/a><span> to produce more HERE,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You\u2019d rather have Saudi Arabia produce more oil than develop AMERICAN energy? You should call on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a> to produce more HERE. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qz8jKq2kNA\">https:\/\/t.co\/qz8jKq2kNA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Carlos A. Gimenez (@RepCarlos) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepCarlos\/status\/1497736204183216132?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 27, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>\u201cWhen will you admit that your policies are bad for America and dangerous for the world?\u201d he <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepCarlos\/status\/1497736488351502339?s=20&#038;t=6swnGaozPBDtw6zKoIFVfA\"><span>asked<\/span><\/a><span> in another tweet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cNothing says strength like begging others to do what you could do yourself,\u201d wrote Republican candidate for U.S. Congress Amanda Makki.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cRemember when the US was a net exporter two years ago,\u201d she added.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nothing says strength like begging others to do what you could do yourself. <\/p>\n<p>Remember when the US was a net exporter two years ago <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kYHeg1POzU\">https:\/\/t.co\/kYHeg1POzU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Amanda Makki (@amandamakki) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amandamakki\/status\/1497611301870309384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>\u201cDoes that apply to Joe Biden who cancelled Keystone XL pipeline that would have more than replaced all US oil imports from Russia?\u201d asked conservative columnist Marc Thiessen.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Does that apply to Joe Biden who cancelled Keystone XL pipeline that would have more than replaced all US oil imports from Russia? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9Rdy2rxXEB\">https:\/\/t.co\/9Rdy2rxXEB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Marc Thiessen \ud83c\uddfa (@marcthiessen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/marcthiessen\/status\/1497629616277639169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>\u201c[T]otal, demented, anti-American insanity from a sitting Democrat congressman,\u201d wrote Fox News Channel\u2019s Steve Hilton.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201c[B]egs SAUDI ARABIA to \u2018open the taps and produce more oil\u2019 while Biden continues to block AMERICAN production\/export,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">total, demented, anti-American insanity from a sitting Democrat congressman. begs SAUDI ARABIA to &#8220;open the taps and produce more oil&#8221; while Biden continues to block AMERICAN production\/export \ud83d\udc47 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AViyMJjEGr\">https:\/\/t.co\/AViyMJjEGr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 steve hilton (@SteveHiltonx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveHiltonx\/status\/1497591756241522689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>\u201cThe Biden admin war on American energy is so bad that we have Democrat Congressmen twitter-begging Saudi Arabia to produce more oil,\u201d wrote GOP strategist Matt Whitlock.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Biden admin war on American energy is so bad that we have Democrat Congressmen twitter-begging Saudi Arabia to produce more oil. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Kfw166VmsW\">https:\/\/t.co\/Kfw166VmsW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Whitlock (@mattdizwhitlock) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattdizwhitlock\/status\/1497584048495017987?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>\u201cCheck out excellent comments from Saudis calling out this obscene clown blaming Riyadh for Obama-Biden faction policy to strengthen Putin, impoverish Americans and usher in [the] green new deal,\u201d wrote author Lee Smith.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Check out excellent comments from Saudis calling out this obscene clown blaming Riyadh for Obama-Biden faction policy to strengthen Putin, impoverish Americans and usher in green new deal. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LbOAAyD7qG\">https:\/\/t.co\/LbOAAyD7qG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lee Smith (@LeeSmithDC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeeSmithDC\/status\/1497575841403973632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>On Saturday, Sherman <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/clips\/2022\/02\/26\/dem-rep-sherman-sanctioning-putin-directly-is-an-ineffective-p-r-move-we-wont-boot-russia-from-swift-because-we-want-their-oil\/\"><span>stated<\/span><\/a><span> that the personal sanctions the Biden administration has levied against Russian President Vladimir Putin and other Russian officials are a PR move that won\u2019t make a difference in Russia\u2019s actions, are \u201cactually rather modest\u201d compared to the 2014 sanctions against Iran, \u201cnot near the kind of sanctions that would really hit\u201d Russia\u2019s economy, and that we haven\u2019t kicked Russia out of the SWIFT international banking system \u201cbecause both the United States, but particularly Europe, want to keep buying Russian oil and natural gas, and want to keep paying for it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He also noted that kicking Russia out of SWIFT would mean \u201coil prices are going up.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe\u2019d have to make it plain to the Saudis that they\u2019d have to turn the spigot on during this time of international crisis, and we have to discuss this with the American and European population,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt\u2019s easy to talk about how we\u2019re going to sanction them,\u201d he added. \u201cIt\u2019s a little bit more difficult to say, what costs are we, as a society, willing to bear in order to help the Ukrainian people? This is \u2014 we can\u2019t do much for free.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The comments come as concerns grow over rising gas prices due to the economic fallout from Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine, which began on Thursday.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Last week, Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/02\/24\/exclusive-guy-reschenthaler-slams-weak-biden-ukraine-calls-u-s-energy-production\/\"><span>claimed<\/span><\/a><span> President Biden\u2019s \u201cweakness\u201d and \u201cinadequate response\u201d to Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine has \u201cemboldened\u201d adversaries while destabilizing Europe and undermining U.S. national security.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He also warned of \u201cdisastrous consequences for years to come\u201d as he slammed the president\u2019s \u201cradical war on American energy\u201d and its toll on citizens\u2019 pockets, while calling to \u201cunleash\u201d domestic energy production.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On Friday, following President Biden\u2019s speech on the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/02\/25\/rep-gallagher-rips-bidens-failed-hashtag-diplomacy-urges-mother-all-sanctions-predator-putin-over-ukraine\/\"><span>blasted<\/span><\/a><span> the current administration\u2019s \u201cfailed\u201d use of sanctions and \u201chashtag diplomacy\u201d while calling to impose crippling sanctions on its energy sector and \u201cunleash\u201d America\u2019s energy potential.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>More devastating to President Putin than sanctions is \u201cto end this administration\u2019s war on American energy and unleash the true power of American energy,\u201d the congressman claimed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cActivating the strategic petroleum reserves is not going to do anything,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019ve got to have a broader approach, starting with reactivating Keystone, and really turbocharging American energy production.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cOver the long term, that would undermine Putin\u2019s position,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><i><em>Follow Joshua Klein on Twitter\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joshuaklein_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@JoshuaKlein<\/a><\/em><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. 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