Joseph Biden actually said...

I said I would level with the American people from the beginning. And when I first spoke to this, I said defending freedom is going to cost....

Today, we remain united, we remain united and our purpose, to keep pressure mounting on Putin and his war machine.

The United States will ban imports of Russian oil, which will further squeeze the Russian economy.

This crisis is a stark reminder, to protect our economy over the long term, we need to become energy independent.