During Monday’s press conference, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki claimed that President Biden was doing “everything” he could to lower gas prices which have just reached a new all-time high.
“I want to read to you if I could, Jen, some comments from people we’ve met at gas stations today, one woman saying, ‘I just never imagined to see the cost of gas be this high,’” a reporter said. “Another said, ‘it’s a huge stressor to my financial situation, a huge stressor. It’s kind of like something I’m stressed about, like during the day, will I be able to afford gas? How much money do I have?’”
“What is the White House, what is the President’s message to Americans who are going to the gas station today and seeing prices?” the reporter asked.
“Well, the President’s message is that he’s going to do everything we can, everything he can to reduce the impact on the American people, including the price of gas at the tank,” Psaki responded.
CBS's @EdOKeefe: "What is the White House–what is the President's message to Americans going to the gas station today & seeing prices so high?"
Psaki: "Well, the President's message is…he's going to do…everything he can, to reduce the impact…including the price of gas." pic.twitter.com/9jxDySMCGn
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) March 7, 2022
Psaki went on to blame the soaring gas prices on Russian President Vladimir Putin for invading Ukraine, even though gas prices rose nearly 50% during Biden’s first year in office; rising from $2.42 per gallon in January 2021 to $3.41 per gallon in January 2022 – a month before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
