Despite Trump's promises of 'energy independence,' the United States has never ceased importing foreign oil

Various Republicans chastised President Joe Biden for allegedly forsaking Trump-era "energy independence" both before and after Russia's invasion of Ukraine led to a surge in US gas prices. These Republicans created the idea that the "energy independent" United States did not require energy from Russia or abroad under Trump, only to be obliged to acquire it again under Biden.

The fact is that during Trump'....