Talk about out of touch.
President Joe Biden’s climate czar John Kerry openly rejected calls to increase American fossil fuel production last week, calling the arguments in favor of energy independence a “false narrative.”
The failed 2004 presidential candidate said Americans don’t need increased drilling and natural gas production as prices at the pump hit record highs.
Kerry was speaking at an event at the University of Southern California’s Center of Public Diplomacy on Friday, according to Fox News.
“Energy security worry is driving a lot of the thoughts now about, ‘Oh, we need more drilling. … We need to go back to coal.’
“No, we don’t. We absolutely don’t. And we have to prevent a false narrative from entering into this or, again, pun intended, we are cooked,” he said.
Today, Biden’s Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry said “we absolutely don’t” need increased drilling.
Average gas prices have now topped $5 nationwide.
The Biden admin would rather double down on their war on American energy than reduce prices for Americans. pic.twitter.com/lKQkNLb0pX
— House Republicans (@HouseGOP) June 14, 2022
A lack of domestic energy production is the single largest factor in the exorbitant gas prices American commuters are paying under Biden.
Kerry’s claims contrast with the latest rhetoric from Biden himself. The president blasted energy companies for not refining enough crude oil in a Wednesday letter.
While Kerry wants to stop the flow of affordable energy to middle-class Americans, he’s not willing to rule out using such fuel himself.
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