Representatives of the Republican Party accused the US administration of the fact that because of the steps taken by it, an energy crisis arose in the country and a shortage of goods appeared.
In particular, such criticism was made by Republican Congressman Lance Gooden.
“They fired oil pipeline workers because of Keystone XL (a project to supply crude oil from Canada to the United States. -
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Because of the Democrats, there was a shortage, gasoline began to cost $ 5, ”he wrote on his Twitter page.
Earlier, Gooden was outraged that the administration of US President Joe Biden calls inflation of 8.6% and high prices for motor fuel a "historic economic boom."
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"Divert attention from failure"
In addition to Congressman Gooden, a number of other Republicans blamed Biden and his administration for misguided policies that led to rising inflation and problems in the energy sector.
Thus, Senator Ted Cruz said that some US residents can no longer afford automobile fuel.
“Americans pawn personal belongings to pay for gas.
Is this what Biden meant when he said, “We are changing people’s lives”?”
Cruz wrote on his Twitter on June 18.
According to the senator, under Biden, natural gas prices in the United States have doubled due to measures taken as part of the Green New Deal.
Therefore, according to Cruz, it is not surprising that the Democrats are trying to "divert attention from their miserable failures through political ploys broadcast on television in prime time."
Meanwhile, the head of the Republican National Committee, Ronna McDaniel, noted on Twitter that under Trump, gasoline cost about $2, while now the price for this fuel exceeds $5.
“When Donald Trump left office, gas was $2.39 and inflation was at 1.4%,” she said.
Recall that on June 10, speaking in Los Angeles, Joe Biden accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of rising fuel prices and rising food prices in the country.
"We've never seen anything like Putin's tax on both food and gasoline," Biden said, adding that "Putin's price spike is hitting America hard."
At the same time, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) on the same day published a press release stating that gasoline prices in the United States are hitting historical records, including due to a decrease in exports of Russian oil products that fell under sanctions. .
Other reasons were cited: low inventories of petroleum products in the United States and around the world, increased demand for fuel, and relatively low gasoline production compared to pre-COVID-19 levels.
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Speaking at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on June 17, Russian President Vladimir Putin noted that statements about the so-called "Putin's inflation" have been increasingly heard lately.
“When I see this, I always think: who is this stupidity designed for?
For those who can't read and write, that's all.
People who can at least read understand what is really going on,” Putin said.
— Russia, our actions to liberate Donbass have absolutely nothing to do with it.
Today's rise in prices, inflation, problems with food and fuel, gasoline, in the energy sector as a whole are the result of systemic mistakes in the economic policy of the current US administration and the European bureaucracy.
That's where the reasons are, and that's all."
It is worth noting that against the backdrop of a significant rise in gasoline prices and high inflation, Biden's policy approval rating is kept at fairly low values.
According to RealClearPolitics, an aggregator of opinion polls, on June 12, this figure fell to a record 39.1%, later it increased slightly and stood at 39.8% on June 17.
At the same time, more than 2/3 of Americans are dissatisfied with Biden's actions in the fight against inflation.
This is evidenced by a poll conducted by Fox News and published on June 15.
71% of respondents do not approve of the actions of the US President on this issue, only 23% support them (the rest have not decided on their position).
In addition, 67% of Americans participating in the survey are not satisfied with the way Biden is pursuing economic policy.
Only 29% of respondents support the measures of the US President in this area, another 4% of respondents found it difficult to answer.
"Looks extremely unworthy"
As American political scientist Malek Dudakov noted in an interview with RT, now in the United States, despite Joe Biden's attempts to shift the blame for his mistakes in the economy and energy primarily to Russia, more and more Americans, including politicians, are aware of the fallacy of Biden's course in these areas and see how the head of the White House is trying to relieve himself of responsibility.
“But all Biden's attempts to shift the responsibility for the internal problems of the United States to someone other than himself look pathetic.
In addition to the always “guilty” Russia, the head of the White House refers either to the greed of oil corporations or to the greed of logistics companies.
This approach of the President of the United States looks extremely unworthy, and ordinary Americans are well aware of this, ”the analyst said.
According to Dudakov, instead of such accusations, Biden should have admitted his mistakes and the mistakes of his administration.
“If the head of the White House honestly told the Americans that most of the problems in the United States related to inflation and high fuel prices were caused primarily by his erroneous policies, including the Green Deal in the energy sector, it would be at least fair.
But Biden and his entourage, apparently, do not know anything about justice, ”the expert noted.
For this reason, Dudakov predicts, Democrat Biden's policy approval rating will continue to fall.
“Obviously, there is no reason for it to rise in the medium term.
All this does not add to the popularity of the Democratic Party.
It is possible that she will fail the upcoming congressional elections.
And no matter what Biden does now to improve his image or the image of the Democrats, the window of opportunity has already closed.
There are only a few months left - the head of the White House during this time will not be able to change the situation in his favor, ”the analyst is sure.
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At the same time, accusations against Russia in the context of the internal problems of the United States will still continue to be heard from the head of the White House and from his entourage, Dudakov believes.
“I don’t think they will discount the Russian theme, despite the fact that such a strategy does not work very well, as the polls show.
The fact is that Biden has driven himself into a corner with his own policy, and he has no choice but to continue to blame the internal problems of the Russian Federation and mislead the Americans as to who is really to blame for the country's fuel and economic crises, ”- said the expert.
In turn, Vladimir Batyuk, head of the Center for Military-Political Studies of the Institute for US and Canadian Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, explained in an interview with RT that accusations against Russia are heard and will continue to be imputed to the Russian Federation, since in the current situation Washington believes that he simply has no other choice .
“Otherwise, they would have to admit their mistakes, which is completely unprofitable for the White House on the eve of the elections.
However, we see that the US president and his administration failed to convince the population that they were right.
And all this will be very strongly manifested during the congressional election process.
The positions of the Democratic Party are now extremely weak, ”the analyst believes.
As for the criticism of Congressman Gooden and other representatives of the Republican Party, sounding at Biden, the expert considers it "well-deserved and reasoned."
“It is completely objective.
For example, the same freezing of the Keystone XL project as part of Biden's Green Deal was one of the steps that prevents the development of oil-producing lands.
The President of the United States must admit that galloping inflation and expensive fuel are not Russia’s fault, but the consequences of his wrong steps, ”Batyuk concluded.