Mexican President talks energy prices with Biden

 DailyWire:

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador jabbed at President Joe Biden during an Oval Office meeting on Tuesday, noting that American citizens had been crossing the southern border in order to buy gas at a cheaper price.

López Obrador, according to several sources, treated Biden to a lengthy speech when they met at the White House. He covered a range of topics, calling for more formal policies with regard to immigration and ribbing Biden over the high cost of gas in the United States.

“Extraordinary — AMLO has been speaking for 25 minutes in the Oval, offering Biden a lengthy soliloquy about the New Deal, gas prices, and opportunities for greater economic collaboration,” Los Angeles Times White House reporter Eli Stokols tweeted. “He is still going …”
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“Most awkward part was when AMLO told Biden Mexico is letting Americans cross the border to buy gas because it’s $1 cheaper per gallon,” he added. “Biden, when he finally finished after 31 minutes, reminded him that the U.S. economic growth is leading the world. And scene.”

López Obrador’s administration moved to subsidize gasoline several weeks ago in an effort to keep prices stable amid rampant inflation — and the resulting prices at the pump have been lower than those in the United States.
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Biden's energy policies are one of the causes of inflation in the US.  He deliberately drove up the price of energy which impacts the cost of production and delivery of goods and services.  That along with his spending pushed inflation to record highs. 

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