“Gas prices have risen 59% since Biden took office — prior to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.”
These are not news outlets, and have not been for a long time. They exist in order to propagate the socialist globalist line, and to act as a PR arm for the Democrat Party.
“MSNBC, CNN, PBS embrace Biden rhetoric on inflation, gas price hike: ‘Putin’s price hike a great’ message,” by Nikolas Lanum, Fox News, March 17, 2022 (thanks to the Geller Report):
Liberal pundits and journalists have claimed that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is the true catalyst behind the rising cost of American goods, including gasoline, all while deflecting criticism aimed at President Biden and his administration.
Despite the possible impact of the White House’s rampant spending and progressive energy policies, many outlets brushed and laughed off criticisms levied against the Biden administration, instead bending over backward to link inflation and the cost of oil explicitly to the turmoil in Ukraine.
Last Thursday, Biden said the recent inflation report is representative of the negative impacts Americans are feeling as a result of Putin’s actions.
“Today’s inflation report is a reminder that Americans’ budgets are being stretched by price increases and families are starting to feel the impacts of Putin’s price hike. A large contributor to inflation this month was an increase in gas and energy prices as markets reacted to Putin’s aggressive actions,” Biden said in a written statement.
NBC was responsible for a number of attempts to tie the recent war in Europe to price hikes hitting Americans, in many cases even repeating Biden’s newly coined “Putin price hike” phrase.
“Well, here at home, the toll of the war is having an ever greater impact on the U.S. economy. With soaring inflation and gas prices, Americans are paying more,” co-host Savannah Guthrie said at the top of a Friday NBC “Today” segment.
That same day on “3rd Hour Today,” co-host Craig Melvin provided an intro reminiscent of Guthrie’s words.
“Meanwhile, that war in Ukraine having quite the impact here at home, where just about everything is costing more these days, in some cases a lot more,” said Melvin, before asking correspondent Morgan Chesky about the “driving forces” behind the price increases.
“…the Biden administration is very much calling this ‘Putin’s price hike,’ with this war ongoing, there will be a significant impact going forward,” Chesky responded.
During MSNBC’s “MTP Daily with Chuck Todd,” chief Washington correspondent Andrea Mitchell said that calling inflation “Putin’s price hike” was a “great way” to message the issue.
The show’s host, Chuck Todd, also hopped on the “Putin price hike” bandwagon during the segment and added that Biden’s commitment to keeping the war in Ukraine, by utilizing sanctions, was another possible way for the president to portray the issue positively to the American people.
Many show hosts, as well as their guests, also urged viewers to ignore Republican claims that Biden is responsible for rising gasoline costs and instead instructed them to blame Putin and American energy companies.
“[Republicans] are blaming Biden for rising gas prices. Meanwhile, guess who gets off scot-free? Not just Putin, but the big oil and gas companies,” said Mehdi Hasan during his Monday MSNBC show….
On CNN, media correspondent Brian Stelter asked whether the media could engage in an “honest” conversation on gas prices, before pivoting to lambast media outlets “exaggerating” fuel costs. The “Reliable Sources” host then made mention of a New York Times “fact-check” explicitly entitled “Republicans wrongly blame Biden for rising gas prices.”
On March 10, “CNN Newsroom” co-host Alisyn Camerota engaged in a discussion on inflation with global economic analyst Rana Foroohar.
“Politicians act as though it’s President Biden that caused inflation and that he can fix this,” Camerota said as Foroohar laughed….
Gas prices have risen 59% since Biden took office — prior to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — with the nationwide average hovering just over $4.30, according to the report….
gravenimage says
State propaganda media: MSNBC, CNN, PBS echo Biden’s lie that Putin has caused gas price hikes
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I don’t imagine the situation with Russian oil is helping–but prices, including gas prices–have skyrocketed in the US long before Russian’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. We see inflation at levels that haven’t existed since the last years of the Carter administration.
Wellington says
The MSM for years, gravenimage, lied about the 2016 election and is now lying about Biden’s pathetic policies which, way before the invasion of Ukraine by the monster who is Putin (and yes, Putin is a monster and even assuming NATO expansion was wrong, which I certainly do not think it was, what Putin has done is a thousand times more wrong than any NATO expansion), had adversely affected the US economy.
Really, there is no way to any longer be a knowledgeable person and a decent person and still be registered Democrat. No way. The Democratic Party is as much an enemy of America, perhaps even more because it is the enemy inside, than Russia under Putin is.
gravenimage says
Agreed, Wellington.
James Lincoln says
Wellington says,
“Really, there is no way to any longer be a knowledgeable person and a decent person and still be registered Democrat.”
Yes, with perhaps one exception:
Registered Democrats in states that have closed primaries. These “Democrats on paper only” vote for the lesser of the evils.
Later, they then vote Republican in the general election.
gravenimage says
Actually, James, I missed that bit in Wellington’s post. I’m actually a registered Democrat here in California, and for the very reason you cite–no other.
Wellington says
Inflation and many other negatives (e.g., Biden and his handlers signaling that America’s southern border was, effectively, no border at all) began on Day One of the Biden Administration—a Presidency, I would add, that was stolen from Trump and which is why I will never refer to Biden as “President.”
If only America had an objective media, which it surely does not (the most recent example being the pathetic MSM finally admitting, over a year later that, duh, Hunter Biden’s laptop was real and that the New York Post had this scumbag’s modus operandi down correctly), then the decrepit, mendacious and stupid Democratic Party would be held to account. But the fact of the matter is that the MSM is nothing more than a de facto arm of the Democratic Party. One knows this by now or should know it.
No reason to trust the Democratic Party. No reason to trust the MSM. No reason to trust RINOs like Romney or Cheney. No reason to trust the bulk of academia, ditto for Big Tech. Yes indeed, a dearth of trust in many American “institutions” is fully warranted. I wish it weren’t but it is.
James Lincoln says
Wellington,
100% true.
The mainstream media used to practice – decades ago – at least somewhat acceptable journalism. Always leaned a little bit Left because of the people that they would attract, but the product was mostly “acceptable”.
Today, the mainstream media is a bona fide propaganda arm of the Democratic Party.
I would also lump in a large part of corporate America as not being trustworthy, judging by the people and “causes” (BLM, etc.,) that they support.
Infidel says
Some tiktok artist should ask Comrade Jen Pissssssaki, “Do you economics?” Since they think that the laws of supply and demand can be flouted as easily as FISA warrants and detaining demonstrators
tgusa says
The media and intel agencies told us Hunter Biden’s laptop was Russian disinformation. The media is a big reason why DC has become a criminal enterprise. There is literally nothing that DC does right. 30 trillion in debt. Panhandling for foreign oil while hoarding our supply. A drunken crackhead.would do a better job managing the country. Putin is literally a global arch-mastermind that affects everything in DC and our so-called leaders are powerless in his presence. We have the biggest losers governing us in our history and we can thank the moron Americans that vote for that. But hey, lets all celebrate that a biological boy is a national champion swimmer. This is an un-serious nation in an increasingly perilous world. Accountability and the truth have been murdered by the cabal. Lying and the blame game is all they have. Believe nothing should be sop for the people of America today.
There was a recent poll that found that upwards of 50 percent of Americans would flee a foreign invasion. I would stand and fight for America but I would not stand and fight for DC primarily because DC does not represent Americans. Our country is being destroyed not by a military invasion but by our own so-called leadership. At least the Ukraine has a valid excuse for their destruction.
tgusa says
A biological boy is a national champion “female” swimmer. No doubt the Russians put him up to it.
PRCS says
Heh!
James Lincoln says
tgusa says,
“This is an un-serious nation in an increasingly perilous world.”
Yes.
United States went from being a “serious” nation under Pres. Trump to a nation that is being taken advantage of – and laughed at by both friend and foe…
Walter Sieruk says
Joe Biden isn’t even man enough to accept the responsibility that its his fault for the awful, inflated fuel costs because of his socialists policies . of always interfering and meddling in the American free enterprise system and therefore wreaking the economy .
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Biden likewise made the price of gas more because he shut down and stopped the successful and productive Northern oil pipeline . Biden’s dastardly action of economic sabotage of that part oil business also caused many American workers to lose their much needed jobs.
So, he has the gall to try to shift the blame for America’s terrible high gas prices on Vladimir Putin because of his military aggression of Ukraine..
The reality Biden started this fuel cost problem way Putin’s hostile aggression against the people of Ukraine
To explain this all in yet another way .Which is that that villain Joe Biden stated harming the US economy way before Putin launch his despicable invasion into Ukraine.
All because of that awful Biden with his socialist economics, he is a disaster for both America and the American people.
High prices for fuel and the gas station Likewise, prices are growing higher. Things will get worse – “thanks” to Biden.
The villainy of Joe Biden has no limits, as seen in many American workers losing their much needed jobs seen in the oil pipeline business.
All because of that awful Biden with his socialist economics, he is a disaster for both America and the American people.
Westman says
I have noticed, while commuting, a new phenomena caused by higher diesel prices. Out here in fly-over country, independent and contract truckers are driving 80 mph on the freeway when they previously drove at 70 mph. They get paid by the mile so faster speeds can compensate for profit lost to higher fuel costs.
Biden’s fronting for the greens by limiting crude oil is literally going to kill people on the freeways.
Infidel says
Another new trend – thieves drilling the fuel tanks of cars to steal oil, thereby heavily damaging them and will thereby cause insurance rates to skyrocket. How long will insurers put up w/ that?
James Lincoln says
The following link shows gas prices in the United States by month.
Prices were up dramatically under Sleepy Joe BEFORE Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/204133/retail-prices-of-motor-fuel-in-the-united-states-since-2009/
gravenimage says
Thanks for that link, James.
James Lincoln says
Happy to help, gravenimage.
OLD GUY says
Biden works under the theory that if you tell the lie often enough everyone will eventually believe it. His real problem is that he has lived so long and told so many lies he can’t remember what he has lied about anymore. But he knows his ice cream, if Dr. Jill reminds him.
Andrew Blackadder says
Whether a person likes or dislikes Trump, likes or dislikes Biden, can anybody honestly say that America is doing better today than when Trump was in Office as it is more than obvious the answer to that simple question…. Are you better off today than you were three or four years ago….
The answer is obvious….. Old Joe and his merry gang of morons are more concerned about the International Borders of a country in Europe that most Americans, and many Europeans, couldnt find on a World Map than he is about the International Borders of the country he is supposed to protect and defend…
How could anybody screw up so much in such a short time and who is behind him, and why…
If you wish to know what a career politician thinks…. Just follow the money…
The reason they all hated Trump, Both sides, is because he is not a politician, and he knows where all the bodies are buried and they know that he knows…He says what he means and he means what he says.
” They are not coming for me, they are coming for you, Im just in the way”…. Donald J. Trump.
Trump 2024 otherwise America is finished as we know, and love, it.
James Lincoln says
Happy to help, gravenimage.