{"id":1687263,"date":"2022-10-12T22:06:32","date_gmt":"2022-10-13T02:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1687263"},"modified":"2022-10-12T22:06:43","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T02:06:43","slug":"dems-panic-vow-to-punish-saudi-arabia-after-opec-oil-cut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-panic-vow-to-punish-saudi-arabia-after-opec-oil-cut\/","title":{"rendered":"Dems panic, vow to punish Saudi Arabia after OPEC+ oil cut"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fdems-panic-vow-to-punish-saudi-arabia-after-opec-oil-cut%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=1687263&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--><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AP22272660893614-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., speaks during a news conference about refusing Russian annexation of any portion of Ukraine, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo\/Mariam Zuhaib)\" class=\"wp-image-77493\" \/><figcaption>Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., speaks during a news conference about refusing Russian annexation of any portion of Ukraine, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo\/Mariam Zuhaib)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 7:00 PM PT \u2013 Wednesday, October 12, 2022<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden and Democrat lawmakers are threatening to take action against Saudi Arabia after the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC+) cut oil production by two million barrels per day.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\">\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to react to Saudi Arabia,\u201d Biden said. \u201cAnd they\u2019re doing a consultation when they come back, and we will take action.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>On Wednesday, Democrat Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) called to freeze U.S. arms sales to Saudi Arabia. This comes as U.S. oil prices are set to surge after the OPEC+\u2019s move.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">One of the consequences of OPEC+\u2019s oil supply cut must be a temporary halt in U.S. arms sales to Saudi Arabia in defense of our national, security, &#038; economic interests. I joined <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepRoKhanna?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepRoKhanna<\/a> to highlight\u00a0our bicameral measure that would take this critical step. 1\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0WrlHmY2Bo\">pic.twitter.com\/0WrlHmY2Bo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Richard Blumenthal (@SenBlumenthal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenBlumenthal\/status\/1580276457804550144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 12, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Earlier this year, the Biden administration pleaded OPEC+ to produce more oil so Democrats could push their green agenda.<\/p>\n<p>However, Riyadh\u2019s decision on oil, which was agreed upon with Russia, thwarts the Democrats\u2019 whole economic agenda.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe Saudis need to come to their senses,\u201d Blumenthal said. \u201cThey have committed a humongous blunder very much against their own economic and security interests as well as ours. The only apparent purpose of this cut in oil supplies is to help the Russians and harm Americans. It was unprovoked and unforced, as an error.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Democrat-proposed legislation would cut all U.S. arms supplies to Saudi Arabia for one year.<\/p>\n<p>However, reports have pointed out that Riyadh has a military cooperation deal with Moscow. It was signed last year. The deal may reduce the possible effects of Democrat threats.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., speaks during a news conference about refusing Russian annexation of any portion of Ukraine, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. 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