On the heels of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell admitting Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine was not the primary driver of inflation in America, President Biden attempted to shift the blame for inflation on someone else, whining on Twitter again about “Putin’s Price Hike.”
Powell spoke on Wednesday before the Senate Banking Committee, where Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN) asked, “Would you say that the war in Ukraine is the primary driver of inflation in America?”
“No. Inflation was high before, certainly before the war in Ukraine broke out,” Powell replied.
Biden desperately trying to plant culpability for high inflation anywhere but on himself, later tweeted, “I&#8217;m doing everything I can to blunt the Putin Price Hike and bring down the cost of gas and food.”
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I’m doing everything I can to blunt the Putin Price Hike and bring down the cost of gas and food.
I led the world to coordinate the largest release from global oil reserves in history, and I’m working to get 20 million tons of grain out of Ukraine to help bring down prices.
&mdash; President Biden (@POTUS) <a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/1539664642963898368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 22, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Just in case the public missed his initial foray into blame-shifting, he continued, “The price of gas is up by almost $2 a gallon since Putin accelerated his military build-up, and those high prices pose a challenge for working families.”
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The price of gas is up by almost $2 a gallon since Putin accelerated his military build-up, and those high prices pose a challenge for working families.
Today, I&#39;m calling on Congress to suspend the federal gas tax for three months to provide Americans some much-needed relief.
&mdash; President Biden (@POTUS) <a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/1539690973046968321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 22, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Powell pointed out the diference between America’s inflation and other countries’, saying, “If you look at comparable large, advanced economies like ours, you&#8217;ll see inflation rates that are quite similar to ours and some cases higher or some cases lower &#8230; But there are important differences in the characteristics. Ours is more about demand. I would say that for most of the others, theirs is more about energy prices and things like that.”
In April, Biden <a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/biden-blames-putin-for-70-of-the-increase-in-inflation-in-america">ranted</a>, “Putin&#8217;s invasion of Ukraine has driven up gas prices and food prices all over the world.&#8221;
&#8220;Ukraine and Russia are the one and two largest wheat producers in the world. We&#8217;re three. They&#8217;re shut down. We saw that in yesterday&#8217;s inflation data,&#8221; he said. &#8220;What people don&#8217;t know is that 70% of the increase in inflation was the consequence of Putin&#8217;s Price Hike because of the impact on oil prices. Seventy percent.”
As early as March 9, the Biden administration was blaming Putin for inflation; White House communications director Kate Bedingfield tweeted, “For months Putin has been saber-rattling, and for months gas prices have been going up – up 75 cents since he began his military build-up. This is the #PutinPriceHike in action &#8230;” 
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For months Putin has been saber-rattling, and for months gas prices have been going up – up 75 cents since he began his military build-up. 
This is the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PutinPriceHike?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PutinPriceHike</a> in action, and <a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a> is going to use every tool at his disposal to shield Americans from pain at the pump.
&mdash; Kate Bedingfield (@WHCommsDir) <a href="https://twitter.com/WHCommsDir/status/1501606863330332677?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 9, 2022</a></blockquote>
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“The <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/consumer-price-index/index.html">Consumer Price Index</a> is currently running at 8.6 percent this May over last &#8211; the highest in over 40 years.” <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10942191/Powell-tells-senators-rate-hikes-appropriate.html">The Daily Mail</a> pointed out.
“Last week, the Fed <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/federal-reserve-takes-most-aggressive-action-to-fight-inflation-in-three-decades">increased interest rates</a> by 0.75% — the largest incremental rate hike since 1994,” <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/fed-chair-jerome-powell-says-recession-is-a-possibility-but-remains-strongly-committed-to-killing-inflation/">The Daily Wire</a> noted. “The central bank already <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-fed-jacks-key-rate-up-half-point-as-inflation-surges">hiked rates</a> by 0.5% in May — the largest such increase since 2000 — after a 0.25% rate hike from near-zero levels in March. Interest rates are now at 1.5% to 1.75%, with <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/expect-higher-unemployment-as-federal-reserve-tackles-inflation-warns-top-policymaker">more increases likely</a> on the way.&#8221;

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Fed Chair: Putin Not Primary Reason For High Inflation. Then Biden Whines Again About ‘Putin’s Price Hike’

Fed Chair Says Ukraine War Not Primary Driver Of Inflation

Inflation

Vladimir Putin

President Joe Biden implied to the American people on Wednesday that their only options as it relates to the current economic order are either dealing with high gas prices or allowing Russian President Vladimir Putin to gain more influence in Europe.
During a speech delivered from the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/white-house">White House</a>-crafted fake Oval Office set — which he <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/biden-white-house-oval-office-teleprompter">reportedly</a> uses so that he can stay on a script from a teleprompter —  Biden called on Congress to enact a “three-month gas tax holiday” and suspend the 18.4 cents federal gas tax to help alleviate pain at the pump for Americans this summer. The president needled Republicans who have attacked him over record-high gas prices by asking them if they would rather abandon the Ukrainian people and let Putin gain more power.
&#8220;For all Republicans in Congress criticizing me today for high gas prices in America, are you now saying we were wrong to support Ukraine? Are you saying we were wrong to stand up to Putin?&#8221; the president said as images of Ukrainian flags flashed behind him. &#8220;Are you saying that we&#8217;d rather have lower gas prices in America than Putin&#8217;s iron fist in Europe?&#8221;
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Biden: &quot;For all Republicans criticizing me for high gas prices in America, are you now saying we were wrong to support Ukraine and stand up to Putin? Are you saying that we&#39;d rather have lower gas prices in America than Putin&#39;s iron fist in Europe?&quot; <a href="https://t.co/Z7U8YIFgnM">pic.twitter.com/Z7U8YIFgnM</a>
&mdash; Greg Price (@greg_price11) <a href="https://twitter.com/greg_price11/status/1539674290072834049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 22, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Experts like The Heritage Foundation&#8217;s Katie Tubb have pointed out for quite some time that the cost of gasoline was rising well before Putin ever invaded Ukraine in February.
The president&#8217;s anti-fossil fuel rhetoric, alongside policy and increase in regulation, has contributed to the high prices of gasoline, she said.
&#8220;This has been the clear and consistent message of President Biden from the campaign trail through to just last month when he stated that high gasoline prices are just part of his incredible transition’ away from the fuel that supplies 90% of Americans’ transportation needs,” Tubb recently <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-pain-is-the-point-energy-secretary-blasted-after-saying-summer-gas-prices-were-going-to-be-rough">explained</a> to The Daily Wire.
“Certainly Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is also being priced into oil markets, as is higher summertime demand for gasoline during vacation season,” Tubbs added. “But to stop there is to totally ignore the policy choices being made by the Biden administration that had already led to a 48% increase in gasoline prices before Russia invaded Ukraine.&#8221;
Daniel Turner, founder and executive director of <a href="https://powerthefuture.com/">Power the Future</a>, also recently told The Daily Wire that the Biden administration has been actively discouraging investment in the oil and gas industry, which has led to an increase in prices.
“The [Biden administration] has created a regulatory and financial climate which punishes the fossil fuel industry,” Turner claimed. “From the [the Department of Interior], to [the Environmental Protection Agency], to [the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission], every agency is sending signals that fossil fuels are not welcome.”
Turner explained that inflation is simply a byproduct of those policies as they impact the economy.
“The markets are responding in kind,” Turner said. “Sadly, fossil fuels are much more than the Biden admin. is willing to admit, and pushing wind and solar and [electric vehicles] does nothing to alleviate rising inflation, food prices, and consumer food prices.&#8221;
On Tuesday, The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chevron-ceo-rips-bidens-attempts-to-vilify-oil-industry-in-scathing-letter">reported</a> that Chevron CEO Michael Wirth sent Biden a letter, writing out exactly what Biden can be doing to enact long-term growth.
“We need clarity and consistency on policy matters ranging from leases and permits on federal lands, to the ability to permit and build critical infrastructure, to the proper role of regulation that considers both costs and benefits,&#8221; Wirth explained.
Biden <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-mocks-oil-company-for-proposing-solutions-to-bring-down-gas-prices-as-american-families-suffer">responded</a> to that letter by calling Wirth &#8220;mildly sensitive&#8221; and joking that he &#8220;didn&#8217;t know they’d get their feelings hurt that quickly.&#8221;
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Biden Implies America’s Options Are Either High Gas Prices Or Putin Controlling Europe

Gas Prices

Gas Tax

Ukraine

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/vladimir-putin">Vladimir Putin</a>’s Chechen warlord crony may have only added fuel to a rumor he was trying to dismiss by insisting his <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/russia">Russian</a> patron is not in a coma.
Ramzan Kadyrov, the bloodthirsty tough guy who calls himself “Putin’s foot soldier” and reportedly personally led his men into Ukraine to help with <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/i-am-target-number-one-zelensky-says-russia-hunting-him-wife-children">Moscow’s invasion</a>, posted a recording on his <a href="https://t.me/RKadyrov_95/2321">Telegram</a> social media channel,
“I read that our president had fallen into a coma and they are looking for a replacement right now,&#8221; Kadyrov scoffed, dismissing the claim as “ridiculous nonsense.&#8221;
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Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov published a video of the fighting between Chechen soldiers and Ukrainian extremists in the LNR <a href="https://t.co/4o0YRNwUr5">pic.twitter.com/4o0YRNwUr5</a>
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The problem with Kadyrov’s assurances seemed to be that few, if any, others seemed to have had heard Putin was in a coma. While there has been speculation about Putin’s health, Kadyrov may have simply added fuel to the fire. Kadyrov said he has recently spoken with Putin and obsequiously described how he found the Russian leader to be in good health.
&#8220;He has a very cheerful voice, a commanding voice, and he is ready to complete the special operation without harming the Ukrainian people and the state as much as possible,&#8221; Kadyrov said.
Speculation about Putin’s health has swirled since the invasion began in late February. Earlier this month, U.S. classified intelligence reportedly claimed that Putin underwent treatment in April for advanced cancer.
“Putin’s grip is strong but no longer absolute,” one of three intelligence officers from three different intelligence agencies who read the report told <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/exclusive-putin-treated-cancer-april-us-intelligence-report-says-1710357">Newsweek</a>. “The jockeying inside the Kremlin has never been more intense during his rule, everyone sensing that the end is near.”
In addition, photos have shown Putin keeping long distances from his advisers, gripping the edges of a table while meeting with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu in late April, and appearing bloated, as if he had undergone cancer treatments, during a May 9 “Victory Day” appearance before his countrymen.
Kadyrov, 45, is known for his ruthless, 15-year rulership of the majority-Muslim Chechen region. Blacklisted by Western nations, Kadyrov has earned Putin’s loyalty, generous subsidies from Moscow and a long leash.
When Putin invaded Ukraine, Kadyrov jumped at the chance to prove the loyalty and fierceness of his region’s fighters. He accompanied them personally into Ukraine, which is about 1,000 miles northwest of Chechnya.
Kadyrov became president of Chechnya in 2007, three years after his father, former Chechen President Akhmad Kadyrov, was assassinated. The elder Kadyrov had fought against Russia during the First Chechen War in 1994, but switched allegiances to Russia during the Second Chechen War.

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Putin’s Bloodthirsty Warlord Crony Tries To Dismiss ‘Ridiculous’ Rumor, Makes Things Worse

Chechen Leader Kadyrov Claims Putin Is In Good Health, But Invokes 'Coma' Rumor

Chechnya

Ukraine-Russia War

In reaction to another record-breaking <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/inflation">inflation</a> report, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/biden-administration">President Joe Biden</a> pinned rising <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/economy">price</a> levels on “Putin’s Price Hike.”
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/inflation-reaches-8-6-setting-new-four-decade-high">rose</a> 8.6% between May 2021 and May 2022 — meaning that inflation reached its highest level in four decades, the <a href="https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm">U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics</a> revealed on Friday morning. The new figure was worse than the Dow Jones estimate of 8.3% year-over-year inflation, <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/09/may-consumer-inflation-expected-fiery-hot-as-gas-food-and-rent-rose.html#:~:text=The%20CPI%20report%20is%20released,ET%20Friday.">according</a> to CNBC.
President Biden characterized Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ukraine">Ukraine</a> as the main factor behind the higher prices.
“Putin’s Price Hike hit hard in May here and around the world: high gas prices at the pump, energy, and food prices accounted for around half of the monthly price increases, and gas pump prices are up by $2 a gallon in many places since Russian troops began to threaten Ukraine,” Biden said in a <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/06/10/statement-by-president-biden-on-consumer-price-index-cpi-in-may/">statement</a>. “Even as we continue our work to defend freedom in Ukraine, we must do more — and quickly — to get prices down here in the United States.”
On the day of Biden’s inauguration, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/oil-and-gas">gas</a> cost $2.39 per gallon — a figure that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-cost-of-gas-has-more-than-doubled-since-the-day-biden-took-office">doubled</a> to $4.82 last week before <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gas-prices-hit-grim-national-average-of-5-per-gallon">hitting</a> $5 per gallon on Thursday. The White House, which <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/peter-doocy-asks-for-a-straight-answer-on-keystone-gets-the-runaround-from-jen-psaki">nixed</a> expansions to the Keystone XL Pipeline last year and is dragging its feet on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/unacceptable-cruz-gop-senators-demand-end-to-oil-and-gas-lease-permit-delays">issuing</a> oil and gas permits, claims that higher fuel costs may help the United States <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-slammed-for-remarks-on-enormously-high-gas-prices-theyre-saying-the-quiet-part-out-loud-now">transition</a> more quickly to renewable energy.
“Prices at the pump are a major part of inflation, and the war in Ukraine is a major cause of that. The United States is on track to produce a record amount of oil next year, and I am working with the industry to accelerate this output,” Biden continued in his statement. “But it is also important that the oil and gas and refining industries in this country not use the challenge created by the war in Ukraine as a reason to make things worse for families with excessive profit taking or price hikes.”
Biden also called on Congress to pass bills meant to reduce costs for energy, prescription drugs, and overseas shipping. Indeed, many Democratic officials have repeatedly <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-yorks-democratic-ag-goes-after-price-gouging-amid-formula-shortage">proposed</a> price control bills and blamed alleged corporate price-gouging for high inflation. He then exhorted lawmakers to “make the wealthiest Americans and big corporations pay their fair share” and thereby “reduce this inflationary pressure even more.”
Biden, however, took credit for the budget deficit decreasing “more under my watch as President than at any time in history” — ignoring the fact that the previous two fiscal years were marked by large stimulus measures, including Biden’s own <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/comparing-trump-and-bidens-covid-relief-bills">$1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan</a>, which was intended to combat COVID-19 and lockdown-induced economic issues.
The White House has thus far struggled to connect with Americans on the economy. One recent <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/poll-finds-more-americans-are-pessimistic-about-their-standard-of-living">poll</a> showed that 83% of Americans believe economic conditions are “poor or not so good.” Meanwhile, 35% said they are not “satisfied at all with their financial situation” — the highest level since the poll began in 1972.
In an <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/my-plan-for-fighting-inflation-joe-biden-gas-prices-economy-unemployment-jobs-covid-11653940654?mod=opinion_major_pos5">opinion piece</a> for The Wall Street Journal released last month, Biden again put much of the blame for inflation on the Ukraine conflict — yet made an attempt to sympathize with Americans.
“Americans are anxious. I know that feeling. I grew up in a family where it mattered when the price of gas or groceries rose,” Biden wrote. “We felt it around the kitchen table. But the American people should have confidence that our economy faces these challenges from a position of strength.”
Nevertheless, another recent <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/poll-95-of-voters-say-inflation-is-somewhat-or-very-serious">poll</a> revealed that a plurality of voters — 47% — said that the Biden administration is to blame for inflation. A third <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/70-disapprove-of-bidens-handling-of-gas-prices-inflation-poll">poll</a> released in March showed that Biden had a 70% disapproval rating with respect to inflation and gas prices.

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President Biden Blames Vladimir Putin For Record-High Inflation

Biden Reveals Why He Thinks Inflation Hit Another Record High

Economy

Democratic strategist James Carville once coined the phrase &#8220;It&#8217;s the economy, stupid!&#8221; — but he told CNN&#8217;s Jim Acosta that President Joe Biden could alleviate some of his own economic woes if he would just tax oil companies more.
Carville — who previously served as an adviser to former President Bill Clinton — made an appearance on Acosta&#8217;s weekend show on Saturday afternoon, and the two discussed both the state of the economy and Biden&#8217;s insistence on <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/not-all-of-it-jake-tapper-interrupts-biden-official-who-keeps-insisting-gas-prices-are-putins-fault/">continuing to claim</a> that Russian President Vladimir Putin caused the <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/it-sounds-like-youre-blaming-putin-peter-doocy-spars-with-psaki-on-gas-prices-she-keeps-blaming-putin/">massive spike</a> in gas prices when he chose to send Russian forces to invade Ukraine.
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James Carville once coined the phrase &quot;It&#39;s the economy, stupid.&quot;
Now he&#39;s saying Biden&#39;s gas-price problem can be solved by taxing gas companies more. <a href="https://t.co/5osGO7Y9yv">pic.twitter.com/5osGO7Y9yv</a>
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Acosta began with a clip of Biden referring to skyrocketing prices at the pump as &#8220;Putin&#8217;s price hike,&#8221; and asked Carville to weigh in on whether or not the president&#8217;s strategy was effective.
&#8220;Is that explanation good enough, and are Democrats losing on some of these kitchen table issues?&#8221; Acosta asked. &#8220;Do you want to give them some tough talk here?&#8221;
&#8220;Yeah, I’m going to tell you who’s doing well: Exxon, Chevron, Shell — every oil company,&#8221; Carville replied. &#8220;If anybody doesn’t think that these oil companies are manipulating these prices to their advantage, I have no idea what to tell you because you’re strictly naive.&#8221;
Carville then argued that the solution was to tax the oil companies more, and then funnel that money back to consumers — particularly those who made less than $100,000 a year.
&#8220;There’s not a single person in the United States that doesn’t think that these prices are being manipulated by these oil companies,&#8221; Carville continued. &#8220;I’m sure Putin is somewhat to blame, but believe you me, they’re riding that and the Democrats have got to show they really understand what’s going on in this economy. A lot of this is being manipulated for the purpose of profit. That’s what’s really happening here.&#8221;
Acosta pushed back a bit, asking why the White House had not done more to address the problem if oil companies were engaged in manipulating the market.
&#8220;Why hasn’t the president been more aggressive on that in terms of going after the oil companies?&#8221; he asked, going on to suggest tax rebates and other relief programs that the White House could get behind in addition to going after the companies. &#8220;Why not do something like that to get people through these summer high gas prices?&#8221;
&#8220;Maybe we ought to push this thing a little bit harder,&#8221; Carville agreed. &#8220;I talked to people that do focus groups endlessly, and they all say the same thing that they’re being manipulated and the president needs to be strong and stand up to these oil companies, and I think that he will and I think this idea is a very good idea to tax these profits.&#8221;

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‘This Is Being Manipulated’: James Carville Says Biden Needs To Stop Blaming Putin And Tax Oil Companies More

James Carville Says Biden Needs To Stop Blaming Putin And Tax Oil Companies More

James Carville

Jim Acosta

The average cost of a gallon of gasoline has officially more than doubled since the day President Joe Biden took office on January 21, 2021.
On Saturday, AAA <a href="https://gasprices.aaa.com/">reported</a> that the average price of a gallon of gasoline was $4.819. On the day that Biden was inaugurated, gas <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210121050022/https:/gasprices.aaa.com/">cost</a> motorists just $2.393 per gallon on average.
“Joe Biden’s war on American energy has forced families across the country to empty their wallets to fill their tanks,&#8221; Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said in an email to The Daily Wire. &#8220;Unfortunately, Biden is doubling-down on his disastrous agenda because he’s not the one paying the price – the American people are.”
On Wednesday, The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-says-he-cant-click-a-switch-to-lower-gas-prices-in-the-near-term">reported</a> that Biden suggested the high cost of gasoline is here to stay for quite some time, as he lamented to reporters that it is “not likely” he can simply “click a switch” to bring down prices.
Biden made his remarks regarding gasoline from the White House-crafted fake Oval Office set — which he <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/biden-white-house-oval-office-teleprompter">reportedly</a> uses so that he can stay on a script from a teleprompter.
“There’s a lot going on right now, but the idea we’re gonna be able to, you know, click a switch, bring down the cost of gasoline is not likely in the near term, nor is it with regard to food,” Biden said at the time.
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BIDEN: &quot;The idea we&#39;re gonna be able to, you know, click a switch, bring down the cost of gasoline is not likely in the near term.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/lXNtUZzzbs">pic.twitter.com/lXNtUZzzbs</a>
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Biden previously suggested that the high cost of gasoline eventually will be beneficial to Americans.
“Here’s the situation,” Biden <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-slammed-for-remarks-on-enormously-high-gas-prices-theyre-saying-the-quiet-part-out-loud-now">said</a> in May when asked directly about the “enormously high” cost of gas. “And when it comes to the gas prices, we’re going through an incredible transition that is taking place that, God willing, when it’s over, we’ll be stronger and the world will be stronger and less reliant on fossil fuels when this is over.”
The New York Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/06/03/joe-biden-pins-record-gas-grocery-prices-on-vladimir-putin/">flagged</a> on Friday that Biden is still trying to pin the blame for the high cost of gas on Russian President Vladimir Putin&#8217;s invasion of Ukraine.
&#8220;The two challenges on the minds of most working families are prices at the pump and prices at the grocery store. Both of these challenges have been directly exacerbated by Putin’s war in Ukraine,” Biden lamented.
“The price of gas is up $1.40 since the beginning of the year when Putin began amassing troops at the Ukrainian border,” the president added.
“This is a Putin price hike. Putin’s war has raised the price of food because Ukraine and Russia are two of the world’s major breadbaskets for wheat and corn,” he also said.
The <a href="https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=QaG4">cost of gasoline was rising</a> well before Putin invaded Ukraine.

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A new U.S. classified intelligence report states that Russian President Vladimir Putin underwent treatment in April for advanced cancer.
The report also stated that an assassination attempt was made on Putin in March, after Putin had launched an invasion of Ukraine in late February.
&#8220;Putin&#8217;s grip is strong but no longer absolute,&#8221; one of three intelligence officers from three different intelligence agencies who read the report told <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/exclusive-putin-treated-cancer-april-us-intelligence-report-says-1710357">Newsweek</a>. &#8220;The jockeying inside the Kremlin has never been more intense during his rule, everyone sensing that the end is near.&#8221;
One official came from the office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), one served as a senior officer for the Air Force, and one came from the Defense Intelligence Agency.
&#8220;What we know is that there is an iceberg out there, albeit one covered in fog,&#8221; the DNI officer stated.
The DIA officer added, &#8220;One source of our best intelligence, which is contact with outsiders, largely dried up as a result of the Ukraine war. Putin has had few meetings with foreign leaders. &#8230; Putin&#8217;s isolation has thus increased levels of speculation.&#8221;
Photos of Putin consistently sitting at the end of an extremely long table with the others at the meeting at the other end of the table have led to speculation regarding Putin’s health.
The DNI official pointed to the recent meeting Putin had with French leader Emanuel Macron: &#8220;There was no shaking of hands, no warm embrace, and we noticed that.”
A photo of Putin not sitting upright in his chair while gripping the table with his hand during a meeting with Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu in late April contributed to speculation that Putin was suffering from Parkinson’s disease.
“The May 9 &#8216;Victory Day&#8217; <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/putins-parade-shows-he-going-continue-whatever-cost-ukraine-1704959">appearance</a> was next, where a noticeably bloated Russian leader sat slumped,” Newsweek noted, adding, “Three days later, Ukraine&#8217;s head of intelligence Maj. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov told U.K. Sky News that Putin was in a &#8216;very bad psychological and physical condition and he is very sick.&#8217;”
“Is Putin sick? Absolutely,” the senior Air Force leader surmised. “But we shouldn&#8217;t let waiting for his death drive proactive actions on our part. A power vacuum after Putin could be very dangerous for the world.&#8221;
&#8220;Even if they agree that the intelligence [that Putin is dying] is reliable,&#8221; the senior DNI leader says, &#8220;they can&#8217;t bank on an expiration date nor signal their support for a Russia without Putin.&#8221;
&#8220;Both President Biden and Secretary of Defense <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/topic/lloyd-austin">Lloyd Austin</a> have let slip their desire not only for regime change but also the fall of Russia, and both have since walked back their indelicate statements,&#8221; the report added.
&#8220;A nuclear-armed Russia is still a nuclear-armed Russia, whether Putin is strong or weak, in or out, and not wanting to provoke him or his potential successor into thinking we are hell bent on their destruction is an important part of continued strategic stability,&#8221; says the DNI official.
The DIA leader argues that in some ways, &#8220;Putin being sick or dying is good for the world, not just because of the future of Russia or ending the Ukraine war, but in diminishing the mad man threat of nuclear war.&#8221;
Last week, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov <a href="https://www.tf1info.fr/international/exclusif-serguei-lavrov-ministre-russe-des-affaires-etrangeres-sur-tf1-et-lci-la-france-arme-activement-l-ukraine-y-compris-avec-des-armes-offensives-2221351.html">denied</a> that Putin was seriously ill, saying, “You know, President Putin appears in public every day. You can see him on the screens, read his speeches, listen to his speeches. I don’t think sane people can discern any sort of symptom of disease in this man.”
&#8220;Putin is definitely sick &#8230; whether he&#8217;s going to die soon is mere speculation,&#8221; the DIA official concluded. &#8220;Still, we shouldn&#8217;t rest assured. We shouldn&#8217;t answer our own mail, if you will, believing only the intelligence that affirms our own desired outcome. He&#8217;s still dangerous, and chaos does lie ahead if he does die. We need to focus on that. Be ready.&#8221;

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Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy grilled Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre during Tuesday&#8217;s briefing, asking her whether President Joe Biden took any responsibility for implementing policies that could have made record-setting inflation levels worse.
Doocy began with the fact that gas prices had hit yet another <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/heres-how-much-gas-prices-have-risen-since-last-memorial-day/">record high</a>. &#8220;In some places in this country now, a gallon of gas costs more than the people on the federal minimum wage are making in an hour. What does the White House want these people to do? Just stop driving to work?&#8221; he asked.
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Doocy: &quot;In some places in this country now, a gallon of gas costs more than the people on the federal minimum wage are making in an hour. What does the WH want these people supposed to do? Just stop driving to work?&quot;
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Jean-Pierre responded by saying that President Biden understood what the American people were feeling. &#8220;He understands what it means for people who are sitting at their kitchen table and see gas prices go up,&#8221; she said.
She then pivoted to <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/doocy-jabs-at-psaki-are-you-guys-going-to-just-start-blaming-putin-for-everything-until-the-midterms/">blame the rising prices</a> on Russian President Vladimir Putin, arguing that the pandemic and the war between Russia and Ukraine were the main drivers impacting inflation.
Doocy pushed back, asking whether the Biden administration believed that any of their policies were impacting inflation.
&#8220;You just mentioned Putin a few times as a reason for recent inflation. Do you guys think that any part of inflation this year is because of President Biden&#8217;s spending plans? Or is it all Putin&#8217;s fault?&#8221; Doocy asked.
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Doocy: &quot;You just mentioned Putin a few times as a reason for recent inflation. Do you guys think that any part of inflation&#8230;is b/c of&#8230;Biden&#39;s spending plans? Or is it all Putin&#39;s fault?&quot;
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Jean-Pierre responded by touting low unemployment numbers and claiming that Biden&#8217;s policies were the reason that he had been able to &#8220;create&#8221; more jobs than any other president in his first year — and then circled back to blaming Putin.
Doocy made one more attempt to get a straight answer with regard to Biden&#8217;s policies and their impact on inflation. &#8220;So I guess the next question would be, does President Biden take any responsibility for his policies potentially contributing to inflation?&#8221;
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Doocy: &quot;Does President Biden take any responsibility for his policies potentially contributing to inflation?&quot;
Karine Jean-Pierre: &quot;His policies has [sic] helped the economy gets back on its feet. That&#39;s what his policies has [sic] &#8212; his policies has [sic] done.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/vYGpboygRc">pic.twitter.com/vYGpboygRc</a>
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&#8220;His policies has [sic] helped the economy gets back on its feet. That&#8217;s what his policies has [sic] — his policies has [sic] done,&#8221; Jean-Pierre insisted. &#8220;This — when we talk about the gas prices right now, this is indeed Putin&#8217;s gas hike. This is what we have seen in the most recent months of what we&#8217;re seeing at the gas pump. And so that is a fact, we have seen about 60% increase in the past several months.&#8221;
Jean-Pierre then claimed that the biggest frustration for President Biden was watching what the American people had to go through.

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A new <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/polls">poll</a> indicates that 95% of registered American voters believe that inflation is a &#8220;somewhat serious&#8221; or &#8220;very serious&#8221; issue.
Harvard CAPS/Harris <a href="https://harvardharrispoll.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/HHP_May2022_KeyResults.pdf">conducted</a> a poll of nearly 2,000 registered voters from May 18-19, asking a series of questions relating to President Joe Biden and the nation.
When asked, &#8220;Overall, how serious of an issue do you think inflation is for the country right now?&#8221; 27% of voters said &#8220;somewhat serious&#8221; and 68% of voters said &#8220;very serious.&#8221;
Likewise, a plurality of voters, 47%, said that the Biden administration is to blame for inflation. Despite Biden&#8217;s repeated attempts to label the high costs of goods and energy as the “Putin Price Hike,” just 25% of registered voters said that Russian President Vladimir Putin &#8220;is primarily to blame for the surge in inflation.&#8221;
That same poll <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/poll-majority-of-american-voters-have-doubts-about-bidens-fitness-for-office-believe-hes-showing-hes-too-old-to-be-president">found</a> that the majority believe that Biden is mentally unfit for office and is showing signs that he is too old for the job.
When asked, &#8220;Is Joe Biden mentally fit to serve as President of the United States or do you have doubts about his fitness for office?&#8221; 53% of respondents answered, &#8220;I have doubts about his fitness.&#8221; Broken down along party lines, 19% of Democrats responded accordingly, as did 83% of Republicans, and a whopping 61% of Independents answered the same.
The poll also asked, &#8220;Do you think Joe Biden is showing he is too old to be President or do you think he is showing he is fit to be president?&#8221; Sixty-two percent responded that he is &#8220;showing he is too old.&#8221; Thirty-eight percent of respondents said that he is &#8220;showing he is fit to be president.&#8221;
The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/poll-finds-most-americans-describe-bidens-actions-as-incompetent-and-distracted">reported</a> on Monday that a recent CBS poll also showed that 44% of Americans approve of the job Biden is doing as president. Furthermore, a look at the descriptions Americans provided for Biden may explain why the majority of people, or 56%, disapprove of Biden’s job performance.
The CBS poll was conducted May 18-20 and featured a nationally representative sample of 2,041 Americans.
CBS asked respondents to state whether or not certain words would “describe” or “not describe” Biden’s “actions as President so far.” While 53% of Americans said that the term “divisive” does not describe the president’s actions, 62% of Americans also said that the word “unifying” would not be an accurate description either.
Likewise, 62% of Americans said the word “effective” does not apply, while 57% of Americans said the word “distracted” describes Biden’s actions.
The Harvard CAPS/Harris poll was conducted by Mark Penn, chairman of The Harris Poll; Dritan Nesho, CEO of HarrisX; and Stephen Ansolabehere, a professor and CAPS Director Emeritus at Harvard University.

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Vladimir Putin is suffering from &#8220;several serious illnesses&#8221; including cancer, but the Russian president will likely live &#8220;at least a few more years,&#8221; a Ukrainian intelligence chief claims in a new report.
Kyiv military spy chief Kyrylo Budanov also said assassins targeted Putin but the attempt to take him out was thwarted.
&#8220;In an much-heralded interview with Ukrayinska Pravda, Budanov, 36, confirmed that the Ukrainians believe Putin is suffering from cancer, but did not add to an advance excerpt from the interview which revealed an apparent assassination bid on him,&#8221; the Daily Mail <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10848515/Putin-illnesses-including-cancer-years-claims-Ukraine-spy.html">reported</a>.
&#8220;He has several serious illnesses, one of which is cancer,&#8221; he said. &#8220;But it is not worth hoping that Putin will die tomorrow. He has at least a few more years. Like it or not, but it&#8217;s true.&#8221;
Still, the spy chief said Putin is in a &#8220;confused&#8221; state mentally, Budanov added.
&#8220;Here we can argue a lot about the state of the dictator, who thought he would capture the whole country [Ukraine] in three days and raise the Russian flag on the administration building in Kyiv,&#8221; he said. &#8220;And for the third month in a row, declaring that he has the second and sometimes the first army in the world, he cannot cope, in his words, &#8216;with backward non-state Ukraine.'&#8221;
It&#8217;s not the first time Putin&#8217;s health has been called into question. Some reports say the 69-year-old former KGB agent has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy, while others say that judging by his physical behavior at public events, he may have something else, like <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/putin-and-parkinsons-what-experts-say-about-his-health/a-61597476">Parkinson&#8217;s</a> or <a href="https://www.india.com/news/world/putin-may-be-suffering-from-dementia-parkinsons-disease-report-5285354/">dementia</a>.
But another take, this one from a former MI6 chief, went further, saying Putin would be out of power and end up in a long-term care facility by 2023, <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/05/22/putin-will-be-sent-to-sanatorium-by-2023-ex-mi6-chief/">according</a> to the New York Post.
“I’m really going to stick my neck out. I think he’ll be gone by 2023,” Sir Richard Dearlove, who ran Britain&#8217;s CIA-like agency, said on the &#8220;One Decision&#8221; podcast, which he co-hosts. “Probably into the sanatorium, from which he will not emerge as leader of Russia.”
Institutionalizing Putin could be what Dearlove called an “elegant” alternative to a coup. In that event, he said one likely successor would be secretary of the Security Council of Russia Nikolai Patrushev.
“If my thesis were fulfilled and Putin did disappear into a sanatorium, I think he’s the likely stand-in,” said Dearlove, who served as head of the British Secret Intelligence Service from 1999 until 2004. “And of course the stand-in [in] this scenario probably becomes permanent. I mean, you know there is no succession in the Russian leadership. They certainly don’t succession-plan.”
Over the last few weeks, speculation has swirled about Putin&#8217;s health. He skipped a hockey game in which he had played for about a decade, and in one public appearance, he appeared bloated and was seen <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/05/19/putin-seems-to-grip-table-during-meeting-amid-cancer-rumors/">clinging</a> to a table.
In another report, an oligarch close to the Kremlin claimed Putin is “very ill with blood cancer,” according to a secret recording <a href="https://newlinesmag.com/reportage/is-putin-sick-or-are-we-meant-to-think-he-is/">obtained</a> by New Lines Magazine.
Joseph Curl has covered politics for 35 years, including 12 years as White House correspondent for a national newspaper. He was also the a.m. editor of the Drudge Report for four years. Send tips to josephcurl@dailywire.com and follow him on Twitter @josephcurl.

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Putin ‘Suffering From Several Serious Illnesses, Including Cancer’: Ukraine Intelligence Chief

Russian President Vladimir Putin 'Suffering From Several Serious Illnesses, Including Cancer': Ukraine Intelligence Chief

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CNN anchor Jake Tapper made it clear on Monday that he was not going to allow White House economic adviser Brian Deese to blame the still-rising gas prices on Russian President Vladimir Putin and his continued war against Ukraine.
&#8220;Today, on average, gas is costing $4.60 a gallon, that’s up more than $0.10 a gallon from last week, almost $0.50 from last month,&#8221; <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/jake-tapper-is-not-impressed-by-biden-admins-response-to-train-attack-how-is-this-not-a-genocide/">Tapper began</a>, highlighting the record high prices that Americans have been facing at the pump and noting that fuel prices are expected to keep rising in the coming months. &#8220;We’re one week away from Memorial Day, should Americans be buckling up for these high prices all summer?&#8221;
Deese <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/karl-rove-blasts-wh-economic-adviser-calling-for-more-spending-gasoline-on-the-fire/">first responded</a> by saying that President Joe Biden&#8217;s administration was hard at work trying to bring down the gas prices, and then immediately pivoted to lay the blame for high prices at Putin&#8217;s feet.
&#8220;We’re doing everything we can to bring those prices down. As you know, this all emanates from Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine —&#8221;
&#8220;Not all of it,&#8221; Tapper pushed back, cutting Deese off. &#8220;Not all of it. Some of it, yes.&#8221;
&#8220;Just to be really clear, since troops started massing on the Ukrainian border and there was a concern that Russian supplies would come off, we have seen prices at the pump go up to $1.50. That is the price hike that is associated with the impact of taking Russian supply off the market,&#8221; Deese continued. &#8220;So, we’re doing everything we can to bring more supply onto the market.&#8221;
The Biden administration has been attempting to tie rising prices — particularly with regard to gasoline — to Russia&#8217;s invasion of Ukraine for weeks, often referring to the record-high cost at the pump as the &#8220;Putin Price Hike.&#8221;
Fox News White House Correspondent Peter Doocy <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/it-sounds-like-youre-blaming-putin-peter-doocy-spars-with-psaki-on-gas-prices-she-keeps-blaming-putin/">pushed back</a> on that claim when it was made by then Press Secretary Jen Psaki.
&#8220;It sounds like you are blaming Putin for the increase in gas prices recently, but weren’t gas prices going up anyway because of post-pandemic supply chain issues?&#8221; he asked.
Psaki insisted that gas prices were rising because of the war between Ukraine and Russia, and argued that if they had gone up prior to the late-February invasion, the increases had been in anticipation of the war.
Doocy continued to challenge Psaki on the subject, asking what it would take for Biden to start removing roadblocks to domestic production in order to increase the global supply.
&#8220;Gas prices are approaching an all-time high per gallon. How high would they have to get before President Biden would say, ‘I’m going set aside my ambitious climate goals adjust increase domestic oil production, get the producers to drill more here, and we can address the fossil fuel future later?'&#8221; he asked.
Psaki replied by saying that the United States was already on track to reach record levels of production.

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‘Not All Of It’: Jake Tapper Interrupts Biden Official Who Keeps Insisting Gas Prices Are Putin’s Fault

Jake Tapper Interrupts Biden Official Who Keeps Insisting Gas Prices Are Putin's Fault

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In a telling indication of the brewing discontent among Russians regarding the invasion of Ukraine, a Russian diplomat to the United Nations in Geneva bashed the war as he resigned.
Boris Bondarev, counsellor at the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations, confirmed his resignation on Monday, saying he had delivered his message to Gennady Gatilov, the permanent representative of the Russian Federation to the U.N. Office in Geneva.
“For twenty years of my diplomatic career I have seen different turns of our foreign policy, but never have I been so ashamed of my country as on February 24 of this year,” Bondarev wrote in a letter addressed to his colleagues.
“The aggressive war unleashed by Putin against Ukraine, and in fact against the entire Western world, is not only a crime against the Ukrainian people, but also, perhaps, the most serious crime against the people of Russia, with a bold letter Z crossing out all hopes and prospects for a prosperous free society in our country,” the letter continued.
“Those who conceived this war want only one thing — to remain in power forever, live in pompous tasteless palaces, sail on yachts comparable in tonnage and cost to the entire Russian Navy, enjoying unlimited power and complete impunity,” he charged. “To achieve that they are willing to sacrifice as many lives as it takes. Thousands of Russians and Ukrainians have already died just for this.&#8221;
Bondarev targeted the Russian Foreign Ministry in his letter, snapping, “I regret to admit that over all these twenty years the level of lies and unprofessionalism in the work of the Foreign Ministry has been increasing all the time. However, in recent years, this has become simply catastrophic. Instead of unbiased information, impartial analysis and sober forecasting, there are propaganda clichés in the spirit of Soviet newspapers of the 1930s. A system has been built that deceives itself.&#8221;
“Minister Lavrov is a good illustration of the degradation of this system,” Bondarev said of Sergei Lavrov, the Foreign Minister of Russia. “In 18 years, he went from a professional and educated intellectual, whom many my colleagues held in such high esteem. to a person who constantly broadcasts conflicting statements and threatens the world (that is, Russia too) with nuclear weapons!”
“Today, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is not about diplomacy,” Bondarev concluded. “It is all about warmongering, lies and hatred. It serves interests of few, the very few people thus contributing to further isolation and degradation of my country. Russia no longer has allies, and there is no one to blame but its reckless and ill-conceived policy. I studied to be a diplomat and have been a diplomat for twenty years. The Ministry has become my home and family. But I simply cannot any longer share in this bloody, witless and absolutely needless ignominy.”
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BREAKING: 🇷🇺 Russia’s Counsellor to the United Nations in Geneva has resigned. 
Boris Bondarev: “Never have I been so ashamed of my country.” 
UN Watch is now calling on all other Russian diplomats at the United Nations—and worldwide—to follow his moral example and resign.
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Hillel Neuer, executive director of UN Watch, lauded Bondarev for his public admission, calling him a “hero” and adding, “We are now calling on all other Russian diplomats at the United Nations—and worldwide—to follow his moral example and resign.”
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Exclusive: Russia’s counsellor to the UN resigned, the most senior diplomat to defect since the war began. &quot;Boris Bondarev is a hero,&quot; said UN Watch&#39;s Hillel Neuer. &quot;We call on all other Russian diplomats worldwide to follow his moral example and resign.&quot;<a href="https://t.co/MRVbUkZaSj">https://t.co/MRVbUkZaSj</a>
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Bill Browder, the founder of Hermitage Capital, also praised Bondarev, writing, “This is an unbelievable letter below from a top Russian diplomat denouncing Putin in no uncertain terms. This is the language that all Russian officials and oligarchs should use if they have any chance of being treated gently by the West.”
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This is an unbelievable letter below from a top Russian diplomat denouncing Putin in no uncertain terms. This is the language that all Russian officials and oligarchs should use if they have any chance of being treated gently by the West. <a href="https://t.co/r0LqH3RQRg">https://t.co/r0LqH3RQRg</a>
&mdash; Bill Browder (@Billbrowder) <a href="https://twitter.com/Billbrowder/status/1528695937874501632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 23, 2022</a></blockquote>
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