White House spox gets schooled after trying to defend Biden from Jeff Bezos' criticism: 'Doubling down on stupid'
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White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre tried to defend President Joe Biden on Sunday over a controversial tweet in which Biden demanded gas stations immediately lower their gas prices.
On Saturday, Biden told gas stations they must lower their prices — and they better do so immediately.
"My message to the companies running gas stations and setting prices at the pump is simple: this is a time of war and global peril," Biden said. "Bring down the price you are charging at the pump to reflect the cost you’re paying for the product. And do it now."
The message generated stinging rebuke from many, including from Jeff Bezos, who said the message indicated the Biden administration painfully misunderstands basic economics.
"Ouch. Inflation is far too important a problem for the White House to keep making statements like this," Bezos responded on Twitter. "It's either straight ahead misdirection or a deep misunderstanding of basic market dynamics."
Jean-Pierre directly responded to Bezos on Sunday and claimed the Biden administration does not misunderstand basic economics, charging the market is "failing the American consumer."
"Oil prices have dropped by about $15 over the past month, but prices at the pump have barely come down. That’s not 'basic market dynamics.' It’s a market that is failing the A... (Read more)
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