After Biden Warns of ‘Real’ Food Shortages, Ron Paul Questions Why Americans Have to Suffer ‘For a Fight on the Other Side of the World’

On Thursday, Joe Biden warned that a food shortage is “gonna be real” following the sanctions that were placed on Russia by the U.S. government as a result of the Ukraine invasion.

Following a meeting with other world leaders, Biden said during a press conference at a NATO summit in Brussels, Belgium, “With regard to food shortage, yes we did talk about food shortages, and it’s gonna be real.”

“The price of the sanctions is not just imposed upon Russia. It’s imposed upon an awful lot of countries as well, including European countries and our country as well,” Biden insisted.

Former Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul reacted to the remarks from Biden in a tweet where he questioned why Americans have to suffer “for a fight on the other side of the world.”

“President Biden alerted us that, as a result of sanctions on Russia, food shortages for Americans are ‘going to be real,'” Paul declared.

Paul then asked, “So, for a fight on the other side of the world, that doesn’t threaten U.S. interests at all, Americans are supposed to suffer from a lack of food?”

President Biden alerted us that, as a result of sanctions on Russia, food shortages for Americans are "going to be real."

So, for a fight on the other side of the world, that doesn't threaten U.S. interests at all, Americans are supposed to suffer from a lack of food?

— Ron Paul (@RonPaul) March 26, 2022

“Russia and Ukraine have been the breadbasket of Europe in terms of wheat,” Biden acknowledged as he said that he and other leaders had a “long discussion in the G7” about the need to “increase and disseminate” food production.

The remarks from Biden seemed to run counter to what White House press secretary Jen Psaki had said on Monday, that Americans are unlikely to face a food shortage.

Psaki said at the time, “While we’re not expecting a food shortage here at home, we do anticipate that higher energy, fertilizer, wheat, and corn prices could impact the price of growing and purchasing critical fuel supply, food supplies for countries around the world.”

“Early estimates from the World Bank suggest disproportionate impacts on low and middle-income countries including in Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia,” Psaki added.