ABC's Jonathan Karl baffled by Biden sanctioning 'everything but' Russian oil
"The question of banning the import of oil and gas from Russia," Karl said."It is not insignificant. We actually take in more petroleum from Russia then we do from Saudi Arabia. It's extraordinary, George, for all the sanctions that have been imposed, and they have been unprecedented on Russia, to sanction everything but the thing that drives our economy."
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who also joined host George Stephanopoulos on Sunday's"This Week," interjected and quoted the late Arizona Sen. John McCain. Democrats and Republicans in Congress have called for Biden to ban Russian oil imports, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., whoSpeaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., meets with reporters to discuss President Joe Biden's domestic agenda including passing a bipartisan infrastructure bill and pushing through a Democrats-only expansion of the social safety net, the at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021.
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