Let’s get this straight. It’s Vladimir Putin’s fault when gas prices go up, but when they decrease slightly Joe Biden gets the credit?
Someone make that make sense.
The White House is finally admitting that Joe Biden has the power to lower gas prices as they take a premature victory lap for a recent price drop at the pump. But this admission begs one burning question: If Biden’s policies are the reason for a recent dip in gas prices, why wouldn’t he just lower them even further?
The answer to that question is both obvious and easy to explain.
As President, not only does Biden alone control gas prices by regulating oil supply in the U.S. but he also directs several federal departments and agencies that oversee oil production.
It’s no secret why gas prices were cheaper during the Trump years. By ordering his cabinet to cut red tape while increasing domestic production of oil, Trump secured historic energy independence for the U.S and eliminated our need for foreign oil imports.
Biden, on the other hand, is forced to travel to Saudi Arabia for oil handouts.
President Joe Biden bragged Monday that gas prices had fallen below five dollars a gallon, demanding credit for the downtick in cost.
Gas prices have been dropping for 34 days straight, about 50 cents a gallon. That saves the average driver about $25 a month.
I know those extra dollars and cents mean something. It's breathing room. And we're not done working to get prices even lower.
— President Biden (@POTUS) July 18, 2022
Many couldn’t help but notice that Biden’s premature victory lap comes at a time when gas prices are still more than $2 more than when he entered office, a fact Fox News reporter Peter Doocy couldn’t help but to announce on Tuesday.
Q: "Aren't [gas prices] still $2/gallon higher than when you guys took office though?"
KARINE JEAN-PIERRE: "First of all, we have to look at the imp—how we got there, right?" pic.twitter.com/aouFMTdusE
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) July 18, 2022
The national average of a gallon of gas on Biden’s Inauguration Day was $2.39 a gallon while the average gas price on Tuesday is $4.49 a gallon.
Gas prices are up over $2 a gallon since you took office.pic.twitter.com/e1usgfbVEU
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) July 18, 2022
On Monday, the White House came out in full force to take credit for the slight dip in gas prices.
Biden’s top economic advisor Jared Bernstein was trotted out by the White House to deliver the ‘good news’ about the current gas price crisis.
Biden economic advisor Jared Bernstein attempts to take a victory lap on gas prices — which remain well over $2/gallon higher than when Biden took office. pic.twitter.com/Ch3HHrYwJH
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) July 18, 2022
However, reporters simply weren’t having it and called out a visibly frustrated Bernstein for the hypocrisy surrounding the administration’s premature celebration.
A reporter calls out how when gas prices go up "it's Putin's fault. When they're coming down, [Biden] gets the credit."
Jared Bernstein: "Yeah I very much disagree with that framing." pic.twitter.com/kp1z6wE64O
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) July 18, 2022
Biden and the Democrats will undoubtedly use this tiny ‘victory’ as fodder for November’s midterms. Meanwhile, Americans are still paying top dollar for gasoline.
Author: Nolan Sheridan
