According to him, the stupidity of such a decision is partly due to the timing chosen for the sabotage.
Hersh said that Biden warned Russia back in February of US intentions to do so in the event of a conflict in Ukraine.
The journalist explained that the US president saw Russian gas as a weapon that Moscow could use.
He also added that in economic terms, the undermining of gas pipelines that provided European countries with cheap gas was a "shot in the foot."
“Yes, this is incredibly stupid.
This is criminal.
And, in my opinion, this is undoubtedly an amazing level of stupidity on the part of the White House and the president, ”said Hersh.
He added that the explosion was carried out in the fall, when the cold sets in.
According to him, as it turned out, the Germans are "furious" because they are cold, and gas prices have skyrocketed so much that they "eat up" a serious part of their budgets.
In addition, Hersh expressed the opinion that the media contacting him, especially the German ones, wanted to know from him the name of his source, who reported that the sabotage was organized by the United States.
He believes that they wanted the source to go to jail, and Hersh himself put an end to his career.
Hersh said he didn't want to talk about his source, but pointed out that US pipeline companies "know what happened."
“The last thing they want is to get on the pages of newspapers.
But they know who did what," he stressed.
The investigator also expressed regret that among the mainstream media, only Fox News host Tucker Carlson speaks about US involvement in undermining Russian gas pipelines.
More details - in the material InoTV.
Earlier, Hersh wrote in his article that US Navy divers planted explosives under Nord Stream.
He also wrote that the pipelines were mined during the NATO exercises Baltops 22 using remotely activated devices.