{"id":52232,"date":"2022-03-08T11:08:01","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T19:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=52232"},"modified":"2022-03-08T13:26:28","modified_gmt":"2022-03-08T21:26:28","slug":"biden-brilliantly-debunks-the-lies-by-trump-and-fox-news-about-energy-production-in-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=52232","title":{"rendered":"Biden Brilliantly Debunks the Lies By Trump and Fox News About Energy Production in America"},"content":{"rendered":"

The old maxim that the “the first casualty of war is truth”<\/em> has been wretchedly demonstrated by anti-American right-wingers since the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Donald Trump has proved that he is both a liar and an idiot<\/a><\/strong> on this (or any) subject. And Fox News continues to politicize the slaughter of innocents<\/a><\/strong> for their own partisan purposes.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, President Biden is fulfilling his role as an American leader who cherishes the principles of democracy and liberty worldwide. His support for Ukraine has been forthright and unwavering. Unfortunately, he is burdened with having to educate Republican cretins who embrace Vladimir Putin<\/a><\/strong> and distort reality to advance their political self-interests.<\/p>\n

In an address to the American people on Tuesday morning, Biden announced that the U.S. would cease to purchase Russian oil. That’s a move that has had bipartisan support in Congress. But he still had to debunk the lies that the right has been telling about oil production in the U.S. Which he did succinctly and, unlike the right, factually (video below)<\/em>:<\/p>\n

“It’s simply not true that my administration or policies are holding back domestic energy production. That\u2019s simply not true. Even amid the pandemic, companies in the United States pumped more oil during my first year in office than they did during my predecessor\u2019s first year. We\u2019re approaching record levels of oil and gas production in the United States, and we\u2019re on track to set a record of oil production next year.<\/p>\n

“In the United States, 90 percent of onshore oil production takes place on land that isn\u2019t owned by the federal government. And of the remaining 10 percent that occurs on federal land, the oil and gas industry has millions of acres leased. They have 9,000 permits to drill now. They could be drilling right now, yesterday, last week, last year. They have 9,000 to drill onshore that are already approved. Let me be clear. They are not using them for production now. That’s their decision, These are the facts.” <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

These are facts that are already known to the GOP. They just don’t care about the truth because honesty hampers their political goals. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki made these same points on Monday in a detailed, multi-part tweet<\/a><\/strong>. She also schooled Fox News hack Peter Doocy, who appeared utterly incapable of grasping the lesson:<\/p>\n

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White House @PressSec<\/a> Jen Psaki:<\/p>\n

"There are 9,000 unused approved drilling permits. So, I would suggest you ask the oil companies why they're not using those if there's a desire to drill more." pic.twitter.com\/I86jhV2HbD<\/a><\/p>\n

— CSPAN (@cspan) March 7, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n