“We have more than enough ability in this country to produce enough oil to make up for the percentage that we buy from Russia.”
What PolitiFact found
Experts told PolitiFact the U.S. could indeed replace Russian imports with American oil. But, they warned, it might take time and cost more.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Marco Rubio (Senator) made this claim around 6 March 2022. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 15 March 2022, 9 days later. Its rating was “It will take time and money”.
Marco Rubio has 16 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 6 of them false or fake, 7 misleading or mixed and 1 true.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://youtu.be/DqPPvW2uE8s?t=119
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