The only way to be free from high gas prices—stop using oil says White House

Oil prices double from last year's average. Everything is going to be OK, says President Joe Biden as oil prices spike to $130 a barrel.

Well, our suspicions were well founded. The Biden administration is gaslighting Americans. It shifts all of the blame for high energy prices to Putin and pushes false [doublespeak] narratives.

Trump's policies resulted in lower fuel prices and we became a net exporter of all oil products, including both refined petroleum products and crude oil. By 2021 the US was the world's largest producer. Biden's climate change policies account for much of the increase in energy costs prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

This year we become a net importer again—more dependent upon foreign oil. Enemy foreign oil.

“I know the news about what’s happening can seem alarming,” he said. “But I want you to know that we are going to be okay”—Joe Biden.

No, Mr. President, it will not be OK.

Breitbart reports:

The White House on Sunday rejected the argument that increasing domestic oil production would help lower gas prices, as the cost of oil moves toward record highs. 

White House press secretary Jen Psaki released a set of talking points on social media, arguing against a focus on boosting oil production in the United States.

“It’s a reminder that real energy security comes from reducing our dependence on fossil fuels,” Psaki wrote, noting that Russia’s continued invasion of Ukraine was causing a spike in oil prices.

Psaki pushed back against Republicans calling for more domestic oil production. She argued that domestic oil production was up after the coronavirus pandemic but that the United States was still vulnerable to global oil markets.

“Domestic production has not insulated us from the price volatility of fossil fuels or the whims of those who control them, such as President Putin,” she said. “Americans know that.” 

Biden’s administration is exploring diplomatic shifts with oil producing countries including Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, and Iran, as Russia’s latest Ukrainian offensive has disrupted oil markets.

Psaki argued the only way to truly be free from high gas prices was to stop using oil.

“The only way to protect US over the long term is to become energy independent,” she wrote, pointing to Biden’s efforts on subsidizing wind and solar energy.

The administration continues to struggle to explain the president’s decision to end the Keystone XL pipeline project, his effort to shut down drilling permitting on federal land, and his decision to suspend drilling leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Biden acknowledged that gas prices were rising, but offered subsidies for an electric cars as a solution.

He called for Congress to help him “lower the price of electric vehicles, saving you another $80 a month because you’ll never have to pay at the gas pump again.” Releasing oil from America’s Strategic Reserve failed to affect gas prices.

“I know the news about what’s happening can seem alarming,” he said. “But I want you to know that we are going to be okay.”