And then he'll move to impeach his party's president

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New Jersey senator Bob Menendez vows to punish Saudi Arabia for cutting its oil production

The New Jersey senator pledged to use “all means at [his] disposal” to restrict Russia from supplies and funds to fuel its “war machine,” including the power that he wields as Senate Foreign Relations Committee chair to unilaterally veto presidential arms transfers, Politico reported. Despite President Joe Biden’s pleas to Saudi Arabia to authorize a boost in oil production alleviating high energy prices for the U.S. and western allies, the Kingdom led the charge to slash production at a meeting Wednesday that could allow Russia to further profit from its petroleum revenues through the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.

“I will not green-light any cooperation with Riyadh until the Kingdom reassesses its position with respect to the war in Ukraine,” Menendez said. “Enough is enough.” (RELATED: Biden Turns To Venezuela For Oil After OPEC Slashes Production)

Democratic lawmakers have decried Saudi Arabia as a backstabbing, untrustworthy ally and called for a drawdown of U.S. troops stationed in the Kingdom as an additional consequence, Politico reported.

(Biden’s anti-drilling policies, full-throatedly supported by Menendez and his fellow Democrats, are estimated to be cutting our own oil production by 2-3 million barrels a day. Just saying.)

And, although it’s hard to assign the title among so many contestants, Menendez is possibly the most corrupt senator in Congress, and has been for decades (see also, here, and here); will his present antipathy towards the Saudis be mooted once their check clears? You can put it in the bank.