{"id":1586246,"date":"2022-08-03T07:33:26","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T11:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1586246"},"modified":"2022-08-03T07:35:02","modified_gmt":"2022-08-03T11:35:02","slug":"joe-biden-is-a-more-problematic-climate-hypocrite-than-kylie-jenner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-is-a-more-problematic-climate-hypocrite-than-kylie-jenner\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Biden Is A More Problematic Climate Hypocrite Than Kylie Jenner"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fjoe-biden-is-a-more-problematic-climate-hypocrite-than-kylie-jenner%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=1586246&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 few weeks ago, socialite Kylie Jenner got \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.deseret.com\/entertainment\/2022\/7\/21\/23272953\/kylie-jenner-backlash-3-minute-private-jet-flights-kardashian\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">climate shamed<\/a>\u201d on social media after she published an Instagram post with a picture of herself and her sometime-partner Travis Scott, along with their private jets. Jenner\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CgDCvEDvUJz\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">caption to the post<\/a>, \u201cyou wanna take mine or yours?\u201d received torrents of criticism for its poor taste.<\/p>\n<p>But for sheer chutzpah, people should look to Washington, not Hollywood, when it comes to climate hypocrisy. Over the last year, the middle class has gotten punched in the teeth when it comes to energy policy, with gasoline prices still nearly double the roughly $2.31-per-gallon mark from when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/putins-price-hike-began-long-before-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-data-show\">President Trump left <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/putins-price-hike-began-long-before-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-data-show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">office<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/us-home-heating-bills-seen-higher-this-winter-eia-says-2021-10-13\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">home heating prices soaring<\/a> too. The increases come in no small part because Democrats believe in leaving American energy <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/07\/20\/how-conservatives-can-force-votes-showing-democrats-are-behind-high-gas-prices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">buried in the ground<\/a> to appease leftist activists outraged about the \u201cclimate crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Even as Democrats in Congress <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/07\/28\/the-dems-new-proposal-does-nothing-to-lower-inflation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">prepare<\/a> a <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/07\/26\/bidens-economic-delusions-and-deceptions-snub-struggling-families\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">massive tax-and-spending binge<\/a> full of \u201cgreen energy\u201d pork to address this \u201ccrisis,\u201d their putative leader, Joe Biden, acts like a jet-setter when it comes to his own lifestyle. Biden\u2019s actions demonstrate not just that he has no intention of practicing what he preaches, but that he\u2019s perfectly content to let working families suffer, while indulging in his own desire for luxury and comfort.<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Crisis\u2014What Climate Crisis?\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Consider some of the first acts Biden took after leaving office as vice president in 2017. Upon signing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.publishersweekly.com\/pw\/by-topic\/industry-news\/book-deals\/article\/73268-biden-books-go-to-flatiron.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">book deal<\/a>, he used the proceeds to increase his real estate portfolio. On top of the mansion he already owned in Wilmington, Delaware, he bought a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zillow.com\/homes\/32-Farview-Rd,-Rehoboth-Beach,-DE-19971_rb\/126517373_zpid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nearly 5,000 square foot<\/a> \u201cbeach house\u201d in Rehoboth Beach.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about the purchase, Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.capegazette.com\/article\/biden-purchases-home-rehoboth\/135228\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told a local paper<\/a> that the move had fulfilled a lifelong dream to own a beach house. Apparently, solving the \u201cclimate crisis\u201d took a backseat to buying another mansion\u2014and increasing his carbon footprint in the process.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the Wilmington estate and his Rehoboth \u201cbeach house,\u201d Biden also rented a mansion outside Washington upon leaving the vice presidency. That palace <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zillow.com\/homedetails\/626-Chain-Bridge-Rd-Mclean-VA-22101\/51759106_zpid\/?mmlb=g,1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">boasts<\/a> nearly 12,000 square feet of living space\u2014one-third larger than the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Number_One_Observatory_Circle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">vice president\u2019s residence<\/a> Biden left. It also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/once-the-poorest-senator-middle-class-joe-biden-has-reaped-millions-in-income-since-leaving-the-vice-presidency\/2019\/06\/25\/931458a8-938d-11e9-b570-6416efdc0803_story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">includes<\/a> parking for more than 20 cars\u2014making the home not very eco-friendly\u2014a gym, a sauna, chandeliers in the entrance lobby, and a grand piano in a music room\/parlor.<\/p>\n<p>Take a look at a picture of the house from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zillow.com\/homedetails\/626-Chain-Bridge-Rd-Mc-Lean-VA-22101\/51759106_zpid\/?mmlb=g,1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zillow<\/a> and ask yourself: Does the person who lives here look like someone who cares a lot about the \u201cclimate crisis\u201d?<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Jetting to Wilmington and Rehoboth<\/h2>\n<p>Having spent money acquiring a real estate portfolio, Biden now spends much of his time using taxpayers\u2019 money flying around to visit it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While Jenner drew attacks for taking flights on her jet for minor excursions as <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JxckSweeney\/status\/1550150267789869068\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">short as 17 minutes<\/a>, Biden\u2019s slightly longer flights home to Delaware occur nearly as frequently. In 2021 alone, Biden took <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/12\/29\/joe-biden-wraps-up-2021-with-31-trips-to-delaware\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">31 trips back to Delaware<\/a>\u2014and a further <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/markknoller\/status\/1467125929969430533\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">12 trips<\/a> to Camp David, the official presidential retreat in Maryland.<\/p>\n<p>One of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/lifestyle\/2022\/07\/21\/kylie-jenner-private-jet-climate-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">stories<\/a> discussing Jenner\u2019s controversial post noted that \u201cin one hour, a single private jet can emit two tons of carbon dioxide.\u201d But as a specially modified Boeing 747, Air Force One must emit many more tons of toxic fumes than the smaller jets that celebrities like Jenner frequent.<\/p>\n<p>For security reasons, the President of the United States obviously can\u2019t fly on commercial airlines. But is it asking too much for someone who complains of a \u201cclimate crisis\u201d\u2014and says the federal government must raise taxes to fund a <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/07\/26\/bidens-economic-delusions-and-deceptions-snub-struggling-families\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bunch of pork-barrel climate spending<\/a> to address this \u201ccrisis\u201d\u2014to perhaps not spend every weekend flying around in a massively polluting (not to mention taxpayer-funded) Boeing 747?<\/p>\n<p>After all, taxpayers already provide Mr. Biden with lodging in a large, not to mention historic, mansion. The White House includes its own <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/White_House_tennis_court\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tennis court<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/White_House_putting_green\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">putting green<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitehousemuseum.org\/floor0\/bowling-alley.htm?mbid=synd_msnhealth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bowling alley<\/a>, and plenty of room for Mr. Biden to \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dSm7bjGjEwM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ride<\/a>\u201d his bike well away from the prying eyes of the press. What more could the man want?<\/p>\n<h2>It\u2019s Not About Climate, It\u2019s About Control<\/h2>\n<p>One <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deseret.com\/entertainment\/2022\/7\/21\/23272953\/kylie-jenner-backlash-3-minute-private-jet-flights-kardashian\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">comment<\/a> on Jenner\u2019s Instagram post hit the nail on the head: \u201cWhy do I limit my meat consumption and use paper straws while the 1% gets to pump tons of carbon into the atmosphere for a day trip to Palm Springs?\u201d Substitute \u201cWilmington\u201d or \u201cRehoboth Beach\u201d for Palm Springs, and you have Joe Biden\u2019s behavior\u2014and example\u2014in a nutshell.<\/p>\n<p>In many respects, the answer is as simple as it is infuriating: Lefty politicians, just like lefty celebrities, think they\u2019re better than you, and don\u2019t have to follow the rules they set out for others. They want others (meaning you) to pay the price for their climate \u201csins.\u201d And climate groups have shown themselves <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/11\/16\/biden-delaware-trips-cost-about-3m-in-secret-service-alone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">willing to play along<\/a>, and give Biden a pass for his hypocritical example, so long as he enacts the policies they want.<\/p>\n<p>But the fact that the left has little interest in practicing what it preaches shows that the \u201cclimate crisis\u201d isn\u2019t really about climate; it\u2019s a grab for power. As Rahm Emanuel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brainyquote.com\/quotes\/rahm_emanuel_409199\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">famously noted<\/a>, \u201cYou never let a serious crisis go to waste.\u201d That\u2019s why the left dubs anything and everything a \u201ccrisis\u201d\u2014because to them, \u201ccrisis\u201d functions as code for \u201cgovernment power grab.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Make Biden Practice What He Preaches<\/h2>\n<p>Some smart conservative offices should offer an amendment during the <a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2017\/07\/26\/9-things-need-know-coming-obamacare-vote-rama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Senate vote-a-rama<\/a> on the Democrat tax-and-spending bill that would prohibit the use of taxpayer funds for these emissions-producing weekend flights to Delaware for the First Couple. If the \u201cclimate crisis\u201d is as bad as Democrats claim it is, then all 100 senators should readily agree to this common-sense provision.<\/p>\n<p>If, on the other hand, Democrats vote down this type of measure, it would reinforce the fact that these lawmakers have no interest in holding themselves to the same standards and restrictions as mere mortals like you and I. And that\u2019s something to think about the next time you\u2019re at the pump, paying an outrageously high price for gas under this president.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p>\n  Mr. Jacobs is Founder and CEO of Juniper Research Group and the author of the book The Case Against Single Payer. 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