Fox Host Confronts National Security Advisor on Keystone XL Pipeline

Fox News host Martha MacCallum took on National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan over the Keystone XL pipeline and energy independence.

According to Daily Caller:

MacCallum questioned Sullivan over why the United States doesn’t reopen the pipeline and leases on federal land. “We had energy independence, and that was a large leverage for the United States over Russia,” MacCallum said. “Now we don’t have that anymore.”

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“Well first Martha, the United States is still a substantial producer of energy,” Sullivan told MacCallum. “Second, we have worked with partners around the world to take steps to ensure that Russia’s attempts to use energy as a weapon get frustrated.”

“What I would say is that the United States is investing massively in being a leader in an energy transition in which yes, for now, we continue to use fossil fuels,” Sullivan said. “But over the course of years and decades, we become a clean energy superpower. That ultimately is not just where the jobs are, it’s where the strategic advantage will lie.”

“Some might say that Russia and China would look at that answer and feel that they’re in a pretty good position,” MacCallum responded.

The International Energy Agency warns that oil prices aren’t looking much better in 2022. With a lingering pandemic and dicey international landscape, energy independence has never been more important.