Are rising gas prices funny? Republicans tear into Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm for LAUGHING when asked if the US will increase oil production and joking that she 'can't wave a magic wand'
Republicans knocked Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on Friday for laughing when asked about the 'Granholm plan to increase oil production' in response to rising gas prices.
'That is hilarious,' Granholm told Bloomberg's Tom Keene. 'Would that I had the magic wand on this.'
Granholm went on to explain that the higher gas prices are thanks to OPEC.
Republicans knocked Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on Friday for laughing when asked about the 'Granholm plan to increase oil production' in response to rising gas prices
The Republican National Committee shared the clip of Granholm (right) speaking with Bloomberg's Tom Keene (left)
'As you know, of course, oil is a global market,' she said. 'It is controlled by a cartel. That cartel is called OPEC, and they made a decision yesterday that they were not going to increase beyond what they were already planning.'
Republicans have hammered President Joe Biden's administration for not increasing domestic oil production to deal with the pain at the pump.
In August, 24 GOP senators signed on to a letter chiding Biden for calling on OPEC to increase gas production, while jeopardizing the domestic oil and gas agenda with his green climate agenda.
'Your Administration's domestic oil and gas development policies are hurting American consumers and workers, are contrary to an 'America First' energy agenda, and reinforce a reliance on foreign oil,' the letter said. 'For example, you have rejoined America into the radical, job-killing Paris Climate Agreement, cancelled the Keystone XL pipeline and its associated 10,000 jobs, imposed an apparently indefinite pause on oil and gas drilling leases on federal lands and waters, including suspending drilling leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and proposed increasing taxes on those engaged in oil and gas development.'
The Michigan GOP knocked Granholm for laughing in the clip, saying she 'thinks it is hilarious that someone dare ask her to elaborate on how she plans to fix this issue for Americans'
Republican National Committee staffer Zach Parkinson said, 'There's fierce competition for most out of touch Biden cabinet member, but Jennifer Granholm fights for the title harder than anyone'
On Friday, Republican Party operatives highlighted Granholm's comments on Twitter, portraying her as out of touch.
'Gas prices are at historic highs and hurtin American families and their wallets daily. But former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, currently the U.S. Secretary of Energy, thinks it is hilarious that someone dare ask her to elaborate on how she plans to fix this issue for Americans ...' said a tweet from the Michigan GOP.
Steve Milloy, a former Environmental Protection Agency aide under Trump, who founded JunkScience.com, said 'Millionaire Energy Secretary Granholm laughs as she acknowledges that the Biden regime has put OPEC back in charge of global oil production and soaring prices that are harming non-millionaire Americans.'
'No US government official has ever thrown up their hands and cackled at Americans being gouged at the pump. Of course, no American President has purposefully gone out of his way to empower OPEC either,' Milloy said Friday in a statement.
Republican National Committee staffer Zach Parkinson said, 'There's fierce competition for most out of touch Biden cabinet member, but Jennifer Granholm fights for the title harder than anyone.'
During the interview, Granholm assured Keene that prices would normalize.
'So, you know, the interesting thing is, you know, the Department of Energy has an energy information agency. And that agency does the forecasting of what oil and gas prices are going to be,' she said. 'As of right now, their forecast for the beginning of December is that on average … gasoline prices will be about $3.05 at the beginning of December. They will do an adjustment forecast in the next week or so, so we'll see if that holds.'
She added, 'But clearly the Biden administration is very concerned about the price at the pump and certainly the price in people's wallets for natural gas as well for this winter including, I would say, propane and heating oil, particularly, in the Northeast.'
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