ICYMI: Schrier caught gaslighting about gas prices
During an interview yesterday, Kim Schrier blamed our skyrocketing gas prices on Putin: “To not blame Putin, first of all, is denying reality, and second, frankly, I think is un-American. So this is Putin’s fault.”
But just 8 months ago, Schrier admitted her party’s stimulus drove up gas prices: “We knew that there was a possibility that this could lead to inflation…. We all feel it a little bit, that everything feels a little more expensive. On top of that, gas is more expensive.”
NRCC Comment: “Kim Schrier should stop lying to voters about the inflation crisis she caused.” – NRCC Spokeswoman Courtney Parella
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Blaming gas prices on Biden is ‘frankly un-American,’ Democrat Rep. says
Fox News
By Lawrence Richard
March 15, 2022
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/blaming-gas-prices-putin-un-american-dem-rep
As gas prices across the country continue to rise, Americans should be directing their rage at Russian President Vladimir Putin — and not U.S. President Biden — a Democrat in the House of Representatives said, claiming that blaming anyone but Putin is “denying reality” and “frankly un-American.”
During an interview Monday, Democratic Rep. Kim Schrier, D-Wash., told “unDivided” podcast host Brandi Kruse that Putin should be exclusively blamed for skyrocketing prices over the last few weeks.
“What do you believe?” Kruse asked the Democrat, after noting that political pundits across the country differed on who to blame for Americans having to pay $4, $5, or even $6 for a gallon of gas.
“I believe a couple of things,” answered Schrier. “Right now, in the last two weeks, this is Putin. You should be blaming Putin, if anyone for this.”
“To not blame Putin, first of all, is denying reality, and second, frankly, I think is un-American,” the Democrat added. “So this is Putin’s fault.”
Immediately following the claim, however, Schrier then made the case the rising prices before Putin invaded Ukraine could be blamed on the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent supply and demand reactions of the market.
“People were already suffering at the gas pump before this,” Schrier said. “We saw an increase of over a dollar per gallon over the last year and a half or so. That can be blamed realistically on the pandemic.”
She continued: “When people were not going to work and driving was down, gas prices were down. As demand increased and rigs had not yet been turned on, there was a supply-demand issue like with everything else in this country and that [the pandemic] was to blame.”
The average price of gas has risen 57 of the last 59 days, a recent AAA report showed, including a 41-cent bump over the last 7 days.
Gas prices have risen 59% since President Biden took office — prior to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — with the nationwide average hovering just over $4.30, according to the report.