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Alaska Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan is coming down hard on the administration’s response to the spike in inflation and suggested White House press secretary Jen Psaki is reminiscent of “Baghdad Bob.”
Sullivan stated, “This administration is so out-of-touch” during a Thursday briefing on increased heating costs for Americans.
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“You had the White House chief of staff recently tweet out saying high energy prices, inflation is a ‘high-class problem.’ What the heck does that mean?” He continued.
“The White House press secretary on these issues is starting to look like ‘Baghdad Bob’,” he added, referring to Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf, an Iraqi spokesman who garnered attention during the Iraq War for his colorful press conferences.
Sullivan’s list of grievances referred to controversial comments made by top officials in the Biden administration, who Republicans believe have dismissed their expressed concerns over price jumps affecting everything from gas to bacon.
Psaki was under fire after she joked about the supply-chain crisis plaguing consumers and businesses nationwide.
In response to a reporter’s question about the issue, she characterized the problem as “the tragedy of the treadmill that’s delayed.”
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The U.S. has seen a severe shortage of labor, which has led to a crisis in the supply chain, which in turn has caused the largest rise in inflation in more than 30 years.
The White House claims that increased consumer demand combined with labor shortages is partly to blame in the crisis that caused inflation to spike.
GOP lawmakers blame White House policies.
Thursday’s statement by Sullivan stated that “these issues are exploding everywhere around the White House, but they just ignore them.”
Gas prices are at their highest level in seven years. This winter, fuel to heat homes will be more expensive than ever because of tight oil supplies.
Alaska Republican accused Biden of deliberately trying to “drive up energy prices” by suspending drilling licenses in an effort to increase reliance on clean energy.
“Listen to their rhetoric. “Look at what they are doing,” Sullivan said. “They’re harming working class families.”
The White House did not immediately respond to Fox News’ request for comment.
Source: Fox News
