Biden’s Anti-Fossil Fuel Policies And High Gas Prices:
Trump predicted Biden’s energy policies would raise prices for Americans by destroying America’s energy independence.
“Joe Biden confirmed his plan to abolish the entire U.S. oil industry,” Trump told supporters at a 2020 campaign stop in Pennsylvania. “That means no fracking jobs and no energy for Pennsylvania.” (RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: New Conservative Ad Blasts Biden For Allegedly Ruining Americans’ Summer)
“We have more oil than anybody, ok? … And you’re paying, what, $2 a gallon for your gasoline? That’s ok. You know what that’s like? That’s like a tax cut. That’s bigger than a tax cut. If Biden got in, you’d be paying $7, $8, $9. Then they’d say get rid of your car,” said Trump.
The Philadelphia Inquirer’s fact-check claimed Trump “vastly oversimplified” Biden’s “nuanced position” on energy policies. “Trump’s statement is inaccurate. We rate it False,” stated The Inquirer.
Prophetic Donald Trump In 2020: Joe Biden Will Bring You $7 Gas pic.twitter.com/x5dBHaKshA
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) March 7, 2022
Gas prices in Gorda, California, hit $7.59 a gallon on March 6, making Trump’s prediction that gas prices would skyrocket under Biden correct.
The current average price of a gallon of gas in California is $6.29, with the national average at $4.86 a gallon, according to AAA.
The Biden campaign frequently addressed comments he made indicating the president wanted “get rid of fossil fuels.” But when confronted by protesters displeased with the campaign switch to being pro-oil and gas, Biden admitted he agreed with the protesters’ anti-fossil fuel agenda.
“We are going to get rid of fossil fuels,” Biden said. “They want to do the same thing that I want to do, they want to phase out fossil fuels, and we’re going to phase out fossil fuels.”
Trump’s prediction that Biden would be against American energy was substantiated when Biden signed Executive Order 13990 on his first day. The order immediately attacked the oil and gas industry by canceling the Keystone XL Pipeline and blocking drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).
Biden’s order also directed several federal agencies like the U.S. Department of the Interior to review and eliminate all department policies that no longer conformed to the administration’s climate agenda. (RELATED: ANALYSIS: CEOs Shafted By Biden Ignore His Calls For Help)
A U.S. regulatory authority published the North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s (NERC) May report that at least 28 U.S. states face an energy crisis through the summer months due to a decline in energy capacity causing insufficient resources to “maintain system reliability.”
The 15-state region covered by Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) is at the highest risk of energy blackouts, and The Western Interconnection, Texas, Southwest Power Pool (SPP) is listed as being at an “elevated risk” of energy capacity issues, the report states.