{"id":1052400,"date":"2021-11-24T14:59:12","date_gmt":"2021-11-24T19:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1052400"},"modified":"2021-11-24T14:59:15","modified_gmt":"2021-11-24T19:59:15","slug":"file-under-not-qualified-to-be-energy-secretary-biden-official-stumped-on-basic-question-crenshaw-slams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/file-under-not-qualified-to-be-energy-secretary-biden-official-stumped-on-basic-question-crenshaw-slams\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018File\u2019 Under \u2018Not Qualified To Be Energy Secretary\u2019: Biden Official Stumped On Basic Question; Crenshaw Slams"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffile-under-not-qualified-to-be-energy-secretary-biden-official-stumped-on-basic-question-crenshaw-slams%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1052400&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm was hit with backlash this week when she admitted she did not know how many barrels of oil the U.S. consumes per day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t have that number in front of me,\u201d Granholm told a reporter during a White House press briefing on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The question came in response to President Joe Biden tapping into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in an attempt to help bring down soaring gas prices.<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Reporter: &#8220;How many barrels of oil does the U.S. consume per day?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Biden&#8217;s energy secretary: &#8220;I don&#8217;t have that number in front of me&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z0Zv7tHS2v\">pic.twitter.com\/Z0Zv7tHS2v<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TPostMillennial\/status\/1463244498637664266?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 23, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFile this one under \u2018not qualified to be Energy Secretary,&#8217;\u201d Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) reacted to the jarring clip.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">File this one under \u201cnot qualified to be Energy Secretary.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BuoGKxer7F\">https:\/\/t.co\/BuoGKxer7F<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanCrenshawTX\/status\/1463255956121346061?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 23, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Notably, the 50 million barrels released by Biden is not enough to cover even three days of U.S. supply, The Federalist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativereview.com\/energy-secretary-jennifer-granholm-doesnt-know-how-much-energy-americans-need-2655785073.html\">highlighted<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><em>The president\u2019s decision to tap the oil reserves maintained for emergencies such as a hurricane hampering Gulf Coast refineries underscores the administration\u2019s desperation to bring down seven-year high gas prices. Soaring fuel costs <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/11\/11\/joe-biden-could-bring-down-gas-prices-tomorrow-hes-choosing-not-to\/\">engineered<\/a> by the White House war on fossil fuels and compounded by inflation have helped tank the president\u2019s approval ratings as Americans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/11\/20\/business\/high-gas-prices.html\">pinch pennies<\/a> going into the holidays. Biden\u2019s approval rating hovers at just more than 41 percent in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/epolls\/other\/president-biden-job-approval-7320.html\">RealClear aggregate<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In the past, presidents have used the reserves at times of emergency, like following Hurricane Katrina and during the first Gulf War, The Federalist emphasized: \u201cBiden\u2019s use of reserves, however, comes at no such emergency. Instead, Biden is using the reserves as a political tool to alleviate the pain of his own making, where the price of oil has eclipsed $80 per barrel for the first time in nearly a decade. Prices, however, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrotrends.net\/2516\/wti-crude-oil-prices-10-year-daily-chart\">often exceeded<\/a> $80 per barrel when Biden was vice president under President Obama.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Secretary Granholm <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/bidens-energy-sec-laughs-then-says-u-s-at-mercy-of-opec-crenshaw-fires-our-us-energy-secretary-is-a-joke-and-a-liar\">raised eyebrows<\/a> when she&nbsp;laughed hysterically over a question probing about the administration\u2019s plan to increase oil production in America. The secretary insisted the oil market was controlled by OPEC and completely out of her hands.<\/p>\n<p>Crenshaw called Granholm \u201ca joke\u201d and \u201ca liar\u201d in response. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/bidens-energy-sec-laughs-then-says-u-s-at-mercy-of-opec-crenshaw-fires-our-us-energy-secretary-is-a-joke-and-a-liar\">The Daily Wire<\/a> reported:<\/p>\n<p><em>Granholm was prompted by an interviewer for Bloomberg, who asked, \u201cIn Sturgis, Michigan, (gas) is $2.89 a gallon. I guess that\u2019s better than in California. What is the Granholm plan to increase oil production in America?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Granholm burst into uncontrollable laughter, then responded patronizingly, \u201cWould that I had the magic wand on this. As you know, of course, oil is a global market. It is controlled by a cartel. That cartel is called OPEC. And they made a decision yesterday that they were not going to increase beyond what they were already planning.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Crenshaw tweeted, \u201cOur US Energy Secretary is a joke. And a liar. \u2026 No, prices are not controlled by OPEC. They have influence, but then again SO DO WE. Our vast increase in production over the past decade drove prices down. All we have to do is get the government boot off the neck of US producers, and let them do their job.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>He added, \u201cBut instead, this incompetent administration has done the opposite. They\u2019re (sic) cancelled land leases and cancelled pipelines. They\u2019re threatening the energy sector with more regs and taxes, and you wonder why no one wants to invest in more production?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/biden-energy-secretary-people-going-to-pay-more-to-heat-homes-hope-gas-doesnt-hit-4-per-gallon\">Biden Energy Secretary: People \u2018Going To\u2019 Pay More To Heat Homes, \u2018Hope\u2019 Gas Doesn\u2019t Hit $4 Per&nbsp;Gallon<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/bidens-energy-sec-laughs-then-says-u-s-at-mercy-of-opec-crenshaw-fires-our-us-energy-secretary-is-a-joke-and-a-liar\">Biden\u2019s Energy Sec Laughs, Then Says U.S. At Mercy Of OPEC. Crenshaw Fires: \u2018Our US Energy Secretary Is A Joke. And A&nbsp;Liar.\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm was hit with backlash this week when she admitted she did not know how many barrels of oil the U.S. consumes per day.\u201cI don\u2019t have that number in front of me,\u201d Granholm told a reporter during a White House press briefing on Tuesday.The question came in response to President Joe Biden tapping into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in an attempt to help bring down soaring gas prices.WATCH:Reporter: &#8220;How many barrels of oil does the U.S. consume per day?&#8221;Biden&#8217;s energy secretary: &#8220;I don&#8217;t have that number in front of me&#8221; pic.twitter.com\/Z0Zv7tHS2v\u2014 The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) November 23, 2021\u201cFile this one under \u2018not qualified to be Energy Secretary,&#8217;\u201d Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) reacted to the jarring clip.File this one under \u201cnot qualified to be Energy Secretary.\u201d https:\/\/t.co\/BuoGKxer7F\u2014 Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) November 23, 2021Notably, the 50 million barrels released by Biden is not enough to cover even three days of U.S. supply, The Federalist highlighted:The president\u2019s decision to tap the oil reserves maintained for emergencies such as a hurricane hampering Gulf Coast refineries underscores the administration\u2019s desperation to bring down seven-year high gas prices. Soaring fuel costs engineered by the White House war on fossil fuels and compounded by inflation have helped tank the president\u2019s approval ratings as Americans pinch pennies going into the holidays. Biden\u2019s approval rating hovers at just more than 41 percent in the RealClear aggregate.In the past, presidents have used the reserves at times of emergency, like following Hurricane Katrina and during the first Gulf War, The Federalist emphasized: \u201cBiden\u2019s use of reserves, however, comes at no such emergency. Instead, Biden is using the reserves as a political tool to alleviate the pain of his own making, where the price of oil has eclipsed $80 per barrel for the first time in nearly a decade. Prices, however, often exceeded $80 per barrel when Biden was vice president under President Obama.\u201dEarlier this month, Secretary Granholm raised eyebrows when she\u00a0laughed hysterically over a question probing about the administration\u2019s plan to increase oil production in America. The secretary insisted the oil market was controlled by OPEC and completely out of her hands.Crenshaw called Granholm \u201ca joke\u201d and \u201ca liar\u201d in response. The Daily Wire reported:Granholm was prompted by an interviewer for Bloomberg, who asked, \u201cIn Sturgis, Michigan, (gas) is $2.89 a gallon. I guess that\u2019s better than in California. What is the Granholm plan to increase oil production in America?\u201dGranholm burst into uncontrollable laughter, then responded patronizingly, \u201cWould that I had the magic wand on this. As you know, of course, oil is a global market. It is controlled by a cartel. That cartel is called OPEC. And they made a decision yesterday that they were not going to increase beyond what they were already planning.\u201dCrenshaw tweeted, \u201cOur US Energy Secretary is a joke. And a liar. \u2026 No, prices are not controlled by OPEC. They have influence, but then again SO DO WE. Our vast increase in production over the past decade drove prices down. All we have to do is get the government boot off the neck of US producers, and let them do their job.\u201dHe added, \u201cBut instead, this incompetent administration has done the opposite. They\u2019re (sic) cancelled land leases and cancelled pipelines. They\u2019re threatening the energy sector with more regs and taxes, and you wonder why no one wants to invest in more production?\u201dRelated:\u00a0Biden Energy Secretary: People \u2018Going To\u2019 Pay More To Heat Homes, \u2018Hope\u2019 Gas Doesn\u2019t Hit $4 Per\u00a0GallonRelated:\u00a0Biden\u2019s Energy Sec Laughs, Then Says U.S. At Mercy Of OPEC. Crenshaw Fires: \u2018Our US Energy Secretary Is A Joke. And A\u00a0Liar.\u2019The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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