Oil Industry Criticizes Biden's Energy Policies as "Dumbest Thing"

Continental Resources Executive Chairman and founder Harold Hamm criticized the Biden administration's policies on energy, calling the decision to take public leasing and permitting off the table the "dumbest thing" they have done. Hamm also highlighted the delay of federal drilling permits and leases, as well as the depletion of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, as major issues. He argued that the oil and gas industry is vital to the nation and the economy, and that energy independence is crucial for peace in the world.