by Cullen McCue at National File
During an interview on Monday, Democratic Rep. Kim Schrier (D-WA) told “unDivided” podcast host Brandi Kruse that Putin should be exclusively blamed for skyrocketing gas prices. “What do you believe?” Kruse asked Schrier after highlighting the debate over who is to blame. “I believe a couple of things,” Schrier replied. “Right now, in the last two weeks, this is Putin. You should be blaming Putin, if anyone for this.”
“To not blame Putin, first of all, is denying reality, and second, frankly, I think is un-American,” the Democrat added. “So this is Putin’s fault.
U.S. @RepKimSchrier (D-WA) says it is "frankly un-American" to blame record gas prices on anyone but Putin: https://t.co/xZUhHyeCIh #unDivided pic.twitter.com/RnG6FrL2k6
— Brandi Kruse (@BrandiKruse) March 14, 2022
While gas prices have certainly spiked as a result of the conflict in Ukraine and subsequent bans on Russian oil, the average cost of a gallon of gasoline had already increased significantly over the last year. From November 2021 through February 2022, the national average spiked close to $1.50 per gallon. Prices then spiked another 30% or so since the conflict began, pushing gas prices well past record highs…
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