White House Claims Highest Gas Prices Since 2014 Are ‘Average’

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White House Claims Highest Gas Prices Since 2014 Are ‘Average’

Charlie Spiering10 Dec 20213

The White House on Thursday claimed that gas prices in the United States are “average,” encouraging Americans not to overreact to rising gas prices.

During the White House press briefing, National Economic Council Director Brian Deese unveiled a chart developed by his team, which shows gas prices adjusted for inflation.

“What it shows is that, on average, over the last 10 years — and, in fact, this is true over the last 20 years — the average price at the pump for a gallon of gas has been about $3.13 in real terms, inflation-adjusted,” Deese said triumphantly, pointing at his chart.



But even Deese’s adjusted chart showed that gas prices were currently the highest since 2014, when Biden was vice president and former President Barack Obama was in office. (Adjusting gas prices for inflation does not take into account the cost of gas compared to a worker’s average wages.)

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https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/10/white-house-claims-highest-gas-prices-2014-average/

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White House seeks to get some credit if gas prices fall

Democratic strategists say it’s vital the White House use a projected fall in gas price to counter Republican attacks by tying the decrease to Biden administration policies.

President Biden has taken a political hit from inflation, and gas prices in particular have done him damage. The average price at the pump when Biden took office was around $2.40 per gallon, but had risen to around $3.40 per gallon in November.

Republicans have blamed Biden for the high prices, linking his energy and economic policies for across-the-board inflation and lower fuel production domestically. In a July floor speech, Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) claimed the president’s “hypocritical and backward energy policy that is putting a target on American workers.”


The price of gas is projected to fall in the weeks ahead, with Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at price comparison website GasBuddy, projecting a decline of up to 25 cents a gallon. Tuesday projections by the U.S. Energy and Information Administration suggested prices will fall below $3 a gallon in 2022.

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https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/585184-white-house-seeks-to-get-some-credit-if-gas-prices-fall

[Kamaji]

White House Claims Highest Gas Prices Since 2014 Are ‘Average’

Charlie Spiering10 Dec 20213

The White House on Thursday claimed that gas prices in the United States are “average,” encouraging Americans not to overreact to rising gas prices.

During the White House press briefing, National Economic Council Director Brian Deese unveiled a chart developed by his team, which shows gas prices adjusted for inflation.

“What it shows is that, on average, over the last 10 years — and, in fact, this is true over the last 20 years — the average price at the pump for a gallon of gas has been about $3.13 in real terms, inflation-adjusted,” Deese said triumphantly, pointing at his chart.



But even Deese’s adjusted chart showed that gas prices were currently the highest since 2014, when Biden was vice president and former President Barack Obama was in office. (Adjusting gas prices for inflation does not take into account the cost of gas compared to a worker’s average wages.)

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https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/10/white-house-claims-highest-gas-prices-2014-average/

Considering who was president, and who vice president, during the period on the left-hand side of that chart, that's pretty damning.

[DefiantMassRINO]

Statistics are no comfort for the anxieties of economic uncertainty and insecurity.

The White House response is heartless, callous, and academic.  Freakin' Ivy League poindexters.

[GtHawk]

So what's next are they going to release charts to show us that the costs of other goods..FOOD really isn't that bad only 'average' too! Golly I sure feel better now emptying my wallet at the pump knowing that it's just average, tone deaf doesn't even come close to describing this clown show.

[rustynail]

Now do ammunition.