Biden Raising Gas Prices on Purpose, Top Republican Says

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A top Republican said on Friday that President Joe Biden is raising gas prices on purpose.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) made the remarks when he was asked on Fox Businessโ€™s โ€œWall Street with Maria Bartiromoโ€ to respond to Bidenโ€™s recent comments where he said raising gas prices is part of โ€œan incredible transition.โ€

โ€œI think thatโ€™s the main takeaway from his statement, that he is telling the American people theyโ€™re doing this to you on purpose, that the transition period is being imposed by policies coming from the Biden administration,โ€ he said.

โ€œThis is a conscious effort by the Biden administration to destroy fossil fuel production in the United States, to get away from fossil fuels, and youโ€™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 itโ€™s destroying the American economy,โ€ he continued.

Biden characterized the soaring cost of gasoline in the United States as an โ€œincredible transitionโ€ on Monday while taking questions from reporters during his trip to Japan.

โ€œWhen it comes to the gas prices, weโ€™re going through an incredible transition that is taking place that, God willing, when itโ€™s over, weโ€™ll be stronger and the world will be stronger and less reliant on fossil fuels when this is over,โ€ 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 โ€œeven worse.โ€

โ€œWhat Iโ€™ve been able to do to keep it from getting even worseโ€”and itโ€™s bad,โ€ he said.

His comments were widely denounced by Republicans.

Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) criticized Biden for being โ€œcompletely out of touch with everyday Americans.โ€

By Allen Zhong

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