American Petroleum Institute CEO Mike Sommers joins ‘Fox & Friends’ to comment on the American energy industry before the November election.

Around the world, America is in retreat. Recognizing weakness, our enemies are emboldened and taking advantage of the vacuum of leadership in the Oval Office. The Russia-China-Iran axis seeks to undermine U.S.-led alliances and weaken American security. These regimes seek to collapse the confidence of societies that value freedom and national self-determination.

Ukraine is in a fight for its survival against an expansionist Russia that despises the West. China has clear goals of achieving technological supremacy over the West in artificial intelligence and other areas. Iran directly attacks Israel, and its proxies attack the United States and threaten global shipping.

I was glad to see Congress approve critical military aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. However, charting a true course for American peace and security requires more than just military aid and preparedness: America’s strength abroad begins at home. And an essential component of that is........

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