The White House wants you to know this: when gas prices go up it’s Vladimir Putin’s fault, but when they go down, it’s totally to President Biden’s credit.
Newsmax reporter James Rosen questioned White House Council of Economic Advisers member Jared Bernstein about this apparent inconsistency at a Monday press conference.
“Aren’t you having it both ways, Jared?” Rosen asked. “Because when the gas prices go up, it’s got nothing to do with the president. When we see some decline, you want him to get the credit.”
Bernstein first stumbled and stammered when hit by the question, eventually saying: “There’s no both way thinking here at all. I think there has been consistent, uh, I think, pressure on this White House to do everything it could to ameliorate inflationary pressures, and the president has reacted from the beginning, talking about how this was such an important priority to, uh, alleviate these pressures on behalf of the American people.
“So what did he do? He put his head down and got to work and got us to work to do everything we could to achieve that goal. He then presided over the largest, historical release of barrels of oil from the strategic reserve, 180 million barrels, then he talked to global partners to kick in another 60 million.”
“So it was Putin’s fault; when they’re coming down, he gets the credit,” Rosen responded.
“I very much disagree with that framing,” Bernstein replied. “I think that what’s happening here is a president who is working tirelessly to address the largest constraint – probably the toughest constraint – facing American households right now.”
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would never bank on Biden….nor do I trust him and his hands into China with Hunter
To be a politician means to take credit for anything that goes well, and to blame others when things go poorly. If you encounter a politician who gives others credits when things go well, and accepts responsibility for failures, you probably can assume you have been exposed to controlled substance that interferes with accurate perceptions of reality.
The King of Con Artists !!!!
Don’t all presidents do this?
Also who should get the credit? Putin? Saudi Arabia?
Presidents have little to nothing to do with the price of gas.
If you blame Biden for the high price, then he gets credit if it goes down.
The price was high prior to stalin jr’s invasion of Ukraine, but as a result prices went even higher. Just a fact.
This is the democrat way. Put the country in a bad situation and take credit when the situation slightly improves.
> coffee addict
> “who should get the credit? ”
How about the American worker/consumer and American (small) business operators?
Coffee addict: RE: Also who should get the credit?
1. Congress for spending vastly more money than they were receiving in taxes (Trump and Biden have to sign off on spending, but under the Constitution, the Congress makes the decisions)
2. The “Greens” (worldwide) for encouraging many governments, not just the US, to “crack down” on the oil, gas, coal, and nuclear energy industries, even though alternatives (wind and solar power) are NOT yet “ready for prime time”. The Greens also have been discouraging use of modern agricultural techniques, which is why in some countries a mild disruption of food supplies caused by the Russia-Ukraine War results in shortages.
I’m sorry for not being clear
Who should get the credit for gas prices falling?