“We are working on it, Mr. President. In the meantime – have a great 4th and make sure the WH intern who posted this tweet signs up for Econ 101 for the fall semester…” he tweeted. On Sunday, Biden tweeted that “companies that run gas stations” should take note that “this is a time of war and global danger.” “My message to operating companies gas stations and setting prices at the pump is simple: this is a time of war and global danger,” Biden wrote on Saturday. “Reduce the price you charge at the pump to reflect the cost you pay for the product. And do it now.” Biden’s tweet comes as natural gas prices average $4.812 nationally, up 5 cents from a month ago. In some states, however, prices are much higher. In California, the average price per gallon of natural gas is $6,244 and in Illinois, it is $5,325. Biden tried to deflect blame for the gas price hike onto Russian President Vladimir Putin, calling it the “Putin Price Surge,” a term repeatedly used by the White House despite election promise to always take responsibility and not blame others. Biden’s call for action follows a failed Oval Office proposal to implement a 90-day gas tax holiday, which was rejected even Democratic MPs as outrageous. Gas prices average $4,812 nationally, but prices are much higher in some states.AAA During the presidential campaign, Biden promised to sacrifice the energy boom, low prices and even jobs for the sake of his green agenda. At the December 2019 Democratic debate, moderator Tim Alberta asked: “Three successive US presidents have enjoyed periods of explosive economic growth due to booming oil and gas production. As President, would you be willing to sacrifice some of that growth, even knowing it could potentially displace thousands, maybe even hundreds of thousands of workers in the interest of moving to this greener economy?” “The answer is yes,” the former vice president said. Biden canceled the Keystone XL pipeline, which would have delivered about 870,000 barrels of oil a day from Canada to Texas refineries, and “cut off” oil and gas leases on federal lands in his first hours in office. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott recently warned of a discretionary Environmental Protection Agency rule that, if enacted, would raise gas prices even more. “Reduce the price you charge at the pump to reflect the cost you pay for the product. And do it now,” Biden tweeted.Getty Images/Lindsey Nicholson Biden has shifted between embracing high gas prices as the price of an “incredible transition” to a “green” economy, blaming Vladimir Putin, blaming energy producers and now blaming gas station owners, who only a few cents per gallon of gas they sell.
