Senate Republican Thom Tillis of North Carolina voiced sharp criticism on Sunday regarding President Trump’s agreement with Russia to secure diesel fuel, a move made against the backdrop of ongoing energy challenges in the United States.
Tillis urged the administration to prioritize the sanctions legislation that Congress has already passed and delivered to the president’s desk. He argued that by engaging in an agreement to source Russian oil, the president is effectively undermining the work of Senator Lindsey Graham, who has been leading efforts to strengthen economic penalties against Moscow.
“The president needs to move forward with the sanctions bill that we sent him,” Tillis stated. “This agreement with pursuing Russian oil is essentially, I think, tarnishing Lindsey Graham’s efforts to try and get…”
Did anyone else catch the mention of Lindsey Graham’s legislative push? His efforts really seem to be getting steamrolled here.
Honest critique from Tillis. It is ironic that securing cheap diesel undermines the very sanctions we are trying to enforce.