Reporter: Does [Biden] think there is some benefit to the climate to drill oil in Venezuela and not here?
John Kirby [White House press conference]: It has nothing to with a benefit to the climate. There are nine thousand unused permits here in the United States on federal land, that oil and gas companies can, and should, take advantage of.
Kirby: [Putin] is using the coming cold weather to basically try to bring the Ukrainian people to their knees…we're still gonna continue to provide the Ukrainian Armed Forces with the tools, weapons, capabilities, the training that they need, so they can be successful on the battlefield.
Jean-Pierre: Today, gas prices have returned to the level they were prior to Putin's invasion of Ukraine…the national average is $3.55 per gallon.
[proving it is not 'Putin's price hike' that caused prices to soar]
From White House press conference- sounds like Biden will be in Boston on Friday for a fundraiser. Coincidentally, Prince William and Princess Kate will also be in Boston the same day for the 'Earthshot Prize Awards Ceremony'.
Jean-Pierre just claimed that Biden has 'created' ten million jobs.
Reporter: Former President Trump had a dinner with Kanye West and Nick Fuentas, a known white nationalist. Is the White House concerned that a former president, and current candidate for president, is meeting with someone who is known to foster racist and anti-semitic views?
Jean-Pierre: This is something that is important, that we speak very clear about, and we speak very forcefully about. [Biden] totally rejects bigotry, racism, anti-semitism, and there is just no place for these types of vile forces in our society.