{"id":1513440,"date":"2022-06-13T10:35:16","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T14:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1513440"},"modified":"2022-06-13T10:35:23","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T14:35:23","slug":"sleepy-biden-doesnt-know-if-hes-going-to-saudi-arabia-hint-joe-you-are","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sleepy-biden-doesnt-know-if-hes-going-to-saudi-arabia-hint-joe-you-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Sleepy: Biden Doesn\u2019t Know If He\u2019s Going To Saudi Arabia (Hint, Joe, You Are)"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Fsleepy-biden-doesnt-know-if-hes-going-to-saudi-arabia-hint-joe-you-are%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=1513440&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--><p>Joe doesn\u2019t know if he\u2019s coming or going.<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden was asked whether he had decided to visit Saudi Arabia to beg the leaders there to release more oil.<br \/>\u201cHave you decided whether or not to go to Saudi Arabia,\u201d a reporter asked Biden.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, not yet,\u201d the president said.<\/p>\n<p>Twenty seconds later, as Biden spoke with reporters on the tarmac in Los Angeles by the stairs of Air Force One, he was asked why he wasn\u2019t going to Saudi Arabia, with the national average price for a gallon of gas topping $5 for the first time ever.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat would be holding up the decision at this point? Are there commitments that you\u2019re waiting for from the Saudis?\u201d a reporter asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt happens to be a larger meeting taking place in Saudi Arabia. That\u2019s the reason I\u2019m going,\u201d he said. \u201cIt has to do with national security for them [and] for Israelis \u2026 It has to do with much larger issues than having to do with the energy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Republican National Committee had some fun with Biden\u2019s contradictory answers. \u201cJoe Biden says he hasn\u2019t decided whether to visit Saudi Arabia, who he previously called \u2018a pariah,\u2019 to beg for more oil. 20 seconds later, he says, \u2018It happens to be a larger meeting taking place in Saudi Arabia. That\u2019s the reason I\u2019m going.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Joe Biden says he hasn&#8217;t decided whether to visit Saudi Arabia, who he previously called &#8220;a pariah,&#8221; to beg for more oil.<\/p>\n<p>20 seconds later, he says, &#8220;It happens to be a larger meeting taking place in Saudi Arabia. That&#8217;s the reason I&#8217;m going.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/K4bK6eAZAV\">pic.twitter.com\/K4bK6eAZAV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1536143322854694915?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 13, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBiden\u2019s trip, which is expected to take place around mid-July, could include a meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10910319\/Joe-Biden-decided-visit-Saudi-Arabia-beg-saying-going-second-later.html\">Daily Mai<\/a>l reported. \u201cA spokesperson for the National Security Council confirmed a Biden trip to Israel and Saudi Arabia was being planned. \u2018We have no further trip details to confirm, but we will announce as soon as we do,\u2019 the spokesperson said.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gasoline hit a national average of $5.014 on Monday, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\">American Automobile Association<\/a> (AAA). Diesel, meanwhile, hit an average of $5.77, one of several causes for skyrocketing prices for groceries and other goods.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEnergy experts now estimate that for every penny the price of gas increases, it costs Americans an extra $4 million a day, with the average American paying $450 gas month for their fuel needs,\u201d the Mail reported. \u201cAnd research by the Bank of America Institute, which uses anonymous data from millions of their customers\u2019 credit and debit card accounts, shows spending on gas eating up a larger share of consumers\u2019 budgets and crowding out their ability to buy other items.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Joseph Curl has covered politics for 35 years, including 12 years as White House correspondent for a national newspaper. He was also the a.m. editor of the Drudge Report for four years. Send tips to josephcurl@dailywire.com and follow him on Twitter @josephcurl.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joe doesn\u2019t know if he\u2019s coming or going. President Joe Biden was asked whether he had decided to visit Saudi Arabia to beg the leaders there to release more oil. \u201cHave you decided whether or not to go to Saudi Arabia,\u201d a reporter asked Biden. \u201cNo, not yet,\u201d the president said. 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