Transcripts for CNN The Lead With Jake Tapper 20220308 22:17

CNN The Lead With Jake Tapper March 8, 2022 22:17:00

doing it? >> as the united states economy continues to rev up, there was certainly going to be an increased demand on energy consumption. and thus, you always have the possible of private companies bringing in russian energy. i think it makes sense to have this policy on the books. i just don't know that we should overhype its impact. ultimately, the broader sanctions that we've levied on russian banks and news of all the private companies from starbucks to coca-cola to mastercard pulling out of russia. that's where the primary impact will be. but let's admit, the insanity of u.s. economy that continues to run on oil that is provided to us by dictators. the reality is if we're not getting this from russia, we're likely going to be importing more from another brutal dictator, in saudi arabia, for instance, or we may have to go to venezuela. we should learn our lesson here and become energy independent and choose to invest in clean

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