{"id":1496231,"date":"2022-05-29T08:29:50","date_gmt":"2022-05-29T12:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1496231"},"modified":"2022-05-29T08:29:53","modified_gmt":"2022-05-29T12:29:53","slug":"sen-graham-biden-raising-gas-prices-on-purpose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-graham-biden-raising-gas-prices-on-purpose\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Graham: Biden Raising Gas Prices on Purpose"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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%2Fsen-graham-biden-raising-gas-prices-on-purpose%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=1496231&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>A top Republican said on Friday that President Joe Biden is raising gas prices on purpose.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) made the remarks when he was asked on Fox Business\u2019s \u201cWall Street with Maria Bartiromo\u201d to respond to Biden\u2019s recent comments where he said raising gas prices is part of \u201can incredible transition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that\u2019s the main takeaway from his statement, that he is telling the American people they\u2019re doing this to you on purpose, that the transition period is being imposed by policies coming from the Biden administration,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a conscious effort by the Biden administration to destroy fossil fuel production in the United States, to get away from fossil fuels, and you\u2019re 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 it\u2019s destroying the American economy,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4316517\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/03\/04\/lindsey-graham-1200x800.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4316517\" src=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/03\/04\/lindsey-graham.jpg\" alt=\"Epoch Times Photo\" width=\"4473\" height=\"2982\" \/><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a> U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) speaks to reporters in Washington on March 2, 2022. (Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images)<\/figure>\n<p>Biden characterized the soaring cost of gasoline in the United States as an \u201cincredible transition\u201d on Monday while taking questions from reporters during his trip to Japan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen it comes to the gas prices, we\u2019re going through an incredible transition that is taking place that, God willing, when it\u2019s over, we\u2019ll be stronger and the world will be stronger and less reliant on fossil fuels when this is over,\u201d he said alongside Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Biden went on to take credit for gas prices not being \u201ceven worse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I\u2019ve been able to do to keep it from getting even worse\u2014and it\u2019s bad,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>His comments were widely denounced by Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) criticized Biden for being \u201ccompletely out of touch with everyday Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel released a statement the following day blaming the Biden administration for the continually elevated cost of gas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnother day, another new record high <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-gas-price\">gas price<\/a> in Biden\u2019s America,\u201d the statement reads. \u201cJoe Biden doesn\u2019t care about the historic inflation and skyrocketing gas prices families are facing every day as a result of his failed agenda. The pain is the point for Biden and Democrats, and Americans will continue to suffer as long as Biden is in charge.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3893527\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Ronna-1229556768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy size-full wp-image-3893527\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/themes\/eet\/images\/white.png\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Ronna-1229556768.jpg\" alt=\"Epoch Times Photo\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3893527\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Ronna-1229556768.jpg\" alt=\"Epoch Times Photo\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" \/><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a> Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel speaks during a press conference at the Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington on Nov. 9, 2020. (Samuel Corum\/Getty Images)<\/figure>\n<p>Biden and other senior administration officials have continually blamed Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine for the inflated gas prices. In response to the invasion on Feb. 24, the United States and many of its Western allies put a halt to all imports of Russian oil and gas.<\/p>\n<p>While the cost of gas did spike dramatically after Russia invaded Ukraine in February, it had already been rising steadily throughout Biden\u2019s first year in office. After the sanctions, the price leveled off before increasing to new record highs in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p><em>Nick Ciolino contributed to the report.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"author_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"one_author_block round\">\n<div class=\"top_row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/author-ming-zhong\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/WEB_AllenZhong.jpg\" alt=\"Allen Zhong\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"names\">\n<p>senior writer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Follow<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Allen Zhong is a long-time writer and reporter for The Epoch Times. He joined the Epoch Media Group in 2012. His main focus is on U.S. politics.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A top Republican said on Friday that President Joe Biden is raising gas prices on purpose.Sen. 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