Grand Canyon Times

 Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey condemned President Joe Biden's July trip to Saudi Arabia as a wasted effort.

"President Biden is flying to the Middle East and fist-bumping with murderers and despots asking for more supply," Ducey recently told CNN's "State of the Union" before taking to Twitter to add, "We have everything we need to solve the energy crisis right here in America. Once again, Biden looks in all the wrong places."

Ducey said the country would be much better served by Biden turning to options that strike him as being obvious.

"What he could do is open up the Keystone pipeline," he said. "What he could do is work with America's energy leaders and provide more supply of fossil fuels, of clean energy and solve this crisis."

With U.S. gas pump prices having recently peaked at more than $5 a gallon, some states like Georgia have moved to suspend their gas taxes. However, the push for a federal suspension appears to have stalled without sufficient congressional support.

"We're not going to do anything in Arizona that's temporary or a gimmick or puts my successor in a terrible spot with the voters," Ducey said. "We're going to have good policy here, and Joe Biden could lead from the White House as well."

With the administration having stamped fighting inflation and high gas prices as his top economic priority, Biden has put forth other proposals to stem fuel costs, including a federal gas tax holiday and calling on governors to do the same at the state level.