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Biden Raising Gas Prices On Purpose, Top Republican Says

https://www.theepochtimes.com/biden-raising-gas-prices-on-purpose-top-republican-says_4497948.html

A top Republican said on Friday that President Joe Biden is raising
gas prices on purpose.
Gasoline prices are posted at a gas station in Washington on May 26,
2022. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images)

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) made the remarks when he was asked on Fox
Business’s “Wall Street with Maria Bartiromo” to respond to Biden’s
recent comments where he said raising gas prices is part of “an
incredible transition.”

“I think that’s the main takeaway from his statement, that he is
telling the American people they’re doing this to you on purpose, that
the transition period is being imposed by policies coming from the
Biden administration,” he said.

“This is a conscious effort by the Biden administration to destroy
fossil fuel production in the United States, to get away from fossil
fuels, and you’re living this experience. This is an irresponsible
shutting down of oil and gas production in America, making us more
dependent on oil and gas from bad actors, and it’s destroying the
American economy,” he continued.
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) speaks to reporters in Washington on
March 2, 2022. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Biden characterized the soaring cost of gasoline in the United States
as an “incredible transition” on Monday while taking questions from
reporters during his trip to Japan.

“When it comes to the gas prices, we’re going through an incredible
transition that is taking place that, God willing, when it’s over,
we’ll be stronger and the world will be stronger and less reliant on
fossil fuels when this is over,” he said alongside Japanese Prime
Minister Fumio Kishida.

The comment came as the national average cost of a gallon of gas sat
at a record-high $4.596, with several states paying more than $6.00.

Biden went on to take credit for gas prices not being “even worse.”

“What I’ve been able to do to keep it from getting even worse—and it’s
bad,” he said.

His comments were widely denounced by Republicans.

Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) criticized Biden for being “completely out
of touch with everyday Americans.”

Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel released a
statement the following day blaming the Biden administration for the
continually elevated cost of gas.

“Another day, another new record high gas price in Biden’s America,”
the statement reads. “Joe Biden doesn’t care about the historic
inflation and skyrocketing gas prices families are facing every day as
a result of his failed agenda. The pain is the point for Biden and
Democrats, and Americans will continue to suffer as long as Biden is
in charge.”
Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel speaks during
a press conference at the Republican National Committee headquarters
in Washington on Nov. 9, 2020. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Biden and other senior administration officials have continually
blamed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for the inflated gas prices. In
response to the invasion on Feb. 24, the United States and many of its
Western allies put a halt to all imports of Russian oil and gas.

While the cost of gas did spike dramatically after Russia invaded
Ukraine in February, it had already been rising steadily throughout
Biden’s first year in office. After the sanctions, the price leveled
off before increasing to new record highs in recent weeks.