Gov. Ron Desantis blasted the Biden administration on March 11 for apparent plans to buy crude oil from “murderous tyrant” Nicolas Maduro, president of Venezuela, and for “knee-capping the American energy industry.” DeSantis made the comments during a roundtable discussion at a church in Doral, Fla. with Lt. Governor Jeanette Nunez and Venezuelan-American panelists. All spoke passionately about their objections to buying oil from the South American country. Biden banned U.S. imports of Russian oil on March 8 in retaliation for the invasion of Ukraine. Since then, U.S. diplomats have scrambled to find other energy supplies. On March 11, the national average for a gallon of gas was $4.33, according to AAA.  U.S. officials met with Maduro in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas on March 5 for the first bilateral talks in years. Venezuela has been under Washington oil sanctions since 2019. Negotiating an oil deal with Maduro legitimizes and endorses …