DCCC gets hammered on Twitter for trying and failing to save Biden on gas prices



The social media team for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee was lambasted on Twitter for a tone-deaf attempt to come to the aid of President Joe Biden on the subject of high gas prices.

The DCCC tried to credit Biden for a slight decrease in the price of gas that was documented in the last week by economic data from the Federal Reserve.

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That decrease was two cents, while the price of gas has risen about $1.14 from its price of $2.13 per gallon in Dec. 2020, to its price of $3.27 per gallon currently.

Critics pounced on the absurdity of praising Biden for a two cent drop in gas prices when they have skyrocketed over the past few months.

"Gas prices going down 2¢ per gallon in a month is not the tweet-worthy win the @DCCC thinks it is. (That would be about 22¢ in savings to fill up an 11-gallon Corolla.) Not tweeting was also an option," said pollster Frank Luntz.

"Each horizontal line on the graph represents HALF a cent," replied Erielle Davidson of the Hoover Institution.

"I am in awe of the people who conceived, built, approved, and posted this chart. I could never come up with this level of bulls***. Bravo," responded Brian Riedl of the Manhattan Institute.

"Is your social media manager a Republican?" joked one critic.

The DCCC was similarly mocked and ridiculed when they tweeted a statement that was laughably incorrect about the verdict of the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, and which angered many on the left.

Biden had already tossed in the towel on gas prices in October when he admitted that he didn't have any idea what might be done in the short term to lessen the pain of Americans at the gas pump. He later ordered for gas from the strategic oil reserves to be released in an attempt to increase supply and lessen prices.

Rick Newman of Yahoo Finance said Thursday that gas prices were likely to continue to increase well into 2022 and continue to be a headache for Biden, especially as the Republicans pummel him for it.

"It's a problem for Biden no matter what he says about it," said Newman.

Here's more about the minor dip in gas prices:

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President Biden admits he has no near-term solution for high gas prices: 'It's going to be hard'



President Joe Biden admitted that he has no near-term solution for the skyrocketing cost of gas during a nationally televised town hall event.

Biden was asked by CNN anchor Anderson Cooper when Americans might expect some relief at the gas pump.

"Do you have a timeline for gas prices of when you think they may start coming down?" asked Cooper.

"My guess is you'll start to see gas prices come down as we get by, and going into the winter, I mean excuse me, into next year in 2022," Biden responded.

"I don't see anything in the meantime that is going to significantly reduce gas prices," he admitted.

Biden also said that ultimately the answer is investing in renewable energy.

"But I must tell you," he added , "I don't have a near-term answer."

Earlier in the exchange he claimed that the pain at the pump was due to his administration's foreign policy initiatives and then blamed OPEC, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, for high prices.

"Gas prices relate to a foreign policy initiative that is about something that goes beyond the cost of gas. We're about $3.30 a gallon most places now, when it's up from, when it was down in the single digits, I mean, single digits, a dollar plus," Biden continued.

"And that's because of the supply being withheld by OPEC, and so there's a lot of negotiation that is," he said then paused for several seconds, "there's a lot of Middle Eastern folks that want to talk to me. I'm not sure I'm gonna talk to them but the point is, it's about gas production."

Biden's administration has been hit hard in the polls over the state of the economy, including high inflation. Many on the right are blaming his stance against fossil fuels for the drastic increase in energy prices.

Among those are Republican Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona who hammered Biden on Friday in a long thread on social media about his energy polices.

"Everything is based on Biden's irrational hatred of oil and gas," wrote Gosar, who cited numerous examples of Biden excoriating fossil fuel producers. "Our nation needs oil and gas. Biden lives in magic fairy land claiming otherwise."

Gosar concluded with his solution to the energy problem.

"Now we need to take real action. Americans should demand that Biden roll back restrictions, free American energy producers to produce the energy we need and stop begging other countries to lower our prices."

"We have the ability, technology and resources to be energy independent," Gosar concluded.

Here's the video of Biden's comments:

Pain at the pump: Biden admits 'I don't have a near-term answer' for high gas prices | New York Postwww.youtube.com