By moving the U.S. economy away from the domestic oil industry and strengthening foreign oil businesses, Biden played a part in emboldening Russia.

President Joe Biden speaks at Ironworkers Local 5, in Upper Marlboro, Md., on Feb. 4, 2022.Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images file

March 30, 2022, 8:07 AM PDT

https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/biden-isnt-blameless-russias-invasion-ukraine-rcna22111

ByCarrie Sheffield,senior policy analyst

During a 2020 presidential debate, then-candidate Joe Bidenvowedthat if elected, “I would transition from the oil industry.” Now in office, he has transitioned America’s economy away from the domestic U.S. oil industry while strengthening foreign oil industries. As a result, Biden played a part in emboldening Russian President Vladimir Putin’s murderous Ukraine invasion.

In just over a year, Biden buckled under pressure from domestic environmentalists.

Biden isn’t alone in his dizzying doublespeak and unhelpful virtue signaling. Western Europeans (including the United Kingdom) also embrace this mantra: We won’t sully ourselves growing domestic oil…