During a Tuesday gaggle with reporters in Fort Worth, Texas, President Joe Biden was asked what he plans to do about skyrocketing gas prices.
"Can't do much right now," Biden said. "Russia is responsible."
Chester, from Kentucky, told Fox News, "That's a bunch of bull."
Robert from Tampa also disagreed with the president's appraisal.
"No, it has been going for some time now," Robert told Fox. "Like inflation, it's not something that happened in a couple of weeks."
Americans across the country feeling the pain of soaring prices at the gas pump are reportedly deeply skeptical of the president's claim that he can't do anything to address the situation.
Saying that Americans "need oil now," Anne said she doesn't understand Biden's decision to shut down the Keystone XL Pipeline.
"We have potential to take care of some of our own needs rather than go foreign," she told Fox.
Lynn, of South Dakota, agreed.
"There has to be reserves here in the states, that they can release," she said.
CNET reports that rising gas prices show no sign of slowing down, with the average cost on Thursday breaking records for the third day in a row. According to AAA, gas hit $4.32 a gallon, up from $4.25 on Wednesday.
The ongoing increase has been fueled by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with Biden announcing a ban on Russian energy imports this week.
On Monday, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was slammed for pushing electric vehicles, the New York Post reports.
During an appearance on MSNBC's "Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart," the former South Bend, Indiana, mayor claimed that families who own electric vehicles would see a "$12,500 discount" in transportation costs.
"The people who stand to benefit most from owning an [electric vehicle] are often rural residents who have the most distances to drive, who burn the most gas, and underserved urban residents in areas where there are higher gas prices and lower income," Buttigieg said.
"They would gain the most by having that vehicle," he added.
In addition to the higher purchase price, AAA has estimated that owning a new, compact electric vehicle costs about $600 more per year than a gas-powered compact vehicle — despite lower fuel and maintenance costs, the Post reports.
"Can't go electric overnight," Anne told Fox. "People can't afford … the price of cars."
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