{"id":470373,"date":"2022-07-03T15:32:07","date_gmt":"2022-07-03T12:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/jeff-bezos-blasts-biden-for-blaming-gas-companies-for-prices\/"},"modified":"2022-07-03T15:32:07","modified_gmt":"2022-07-03T12:32:07","slug":"jeff-bezos-blasts-biden-for-blaming-gas-companies-for-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jeff-bezos-blasts-biden-for-blaming-gas-companies-for-prices\/","title":{"rendered":"#Jeff Bezos blasts Biden for blaming gas companies for prices"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a270ff6778fe\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a270ff6778fe\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jeff-bezos-blasts-biden-for-blaming-gas-companies-for-prices\/#%E2%80%9CJeff_Bezos_blasts_Biden_for_blaming_gas_companies_for_prices%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Jeff Bezos blasts Biden for blaming gas companies for prices&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CJeff_Bezos_blasts_Biden_for_blaming_gas_companies_for_prices%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Jeff Bezos blasts Biden for blaming gas companies for prices&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Amazon founder Jeff Bezos ripped President Biden for blaming sky-high prices at the pump on gas station companies \u2014 accusing the commander-in-chief of either employing \u201cmisdirection\u201d or of displaying a \u201cdeep misunderstanding\u201d of economic fundamentals.<\/p>\n<p>In a tweet on Saturday, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS\/status\/1543263229006254080?s=20&amp;t=tS2HSANypAOABUBZqmQzxQ\">Biden wrote<\/a>: \u201cMy message to the companies running gas stations and setting prices at the pump is simple: this is a time of war and global peril.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBring down the price you are charging at the pump to reflect the cost you\u2019re paying for the product,\u201d the president continued. \u201cAnd do it now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bezos, the second richest person in the country, blasted Biden\u2019s message in a response on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> later Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOuch. Inflation is far too important a problem for the White House to keep making statements like this,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeffBezos\/status\/1543409762867494912?s=20&amp;t=tS2HSANypAOABUBZqmQzxQ\">posted Bezos<\/a>, owner of the Washington Post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s either straight ahead misdirection or a deep misunderstanding of basic market dynamics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration fired back at the criticism on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOil prices have dropped by about $15 [a barrel] over the past month, but prices at the pump have barely come down. That\u2019s not \u2018basic market dynamics.\u2019 It\u2019s a market that is failing the American consumer,\u201d White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I guess it\u2019s not surprising that you think oil and gas companies using market power to reap record profits at the expense of the American people is the way our economy is supposed to work,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview on Fox <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby also took issue with Bezos\u2019 claim that Biden might be deliberately trying to mislead.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ouch. Inflation is far too important a problem for the White House to keep making statements like this. It\u2019s either straight ahead misdirection or a deep misunderstanding of basic market dynamics. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XgKfEICZpk\">https:\/\/t.co\/XgKfEICZpk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeffBezos\/status\/1543409762867494912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/joe-biden-01-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Joe Biden.\" class=\"wp-image-22903739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/joe-biden-01-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/joe-biden-01-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/joe-biden-01-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>President Biden told reporters that Americans will have to pay high gas prices for \u201cas long as it takes\u201d for the Ukraine war to end. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Susan Walsh\/AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe obviously take great exception at the idea that this is somehow misdirection,\u201d Kirby said. \u201cThe president is working very very hard across many fronts to try to bring that price down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The back-and-forth comes as Americans have been facing steep prices at the pump amid Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine and skyrocketing inflation.<\/p>\n<p>Gas prices in the US reached record levels this year. The average cost of a gallon of regular gas hit $4.81 Sunday, according to AAA, compared to $3.12 a year ago.<\/p>\n<p>Prices could soar even more \u2014 and to \u201capocalyptic\u201d heights \u2014 if hurricane season causes significant disruptions for US oil refiners, an industry expert warned last month.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration has tried to pin much of the blame on Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s war, while also pointing the finger at oil companies, accusing them of artificially restricting supply by refusing to drill on leasing sites <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roved by the federal government.<\/p>\n<p>Biden told reporters on Thursday that US drivers would have to shell out the big bucks for \u201cas long as it takes\u201d for Ukraine to defeat Russia\u2019s invasion.<\/p>\n<p>National Economic Council director Brian Deese, also on Thursday, said Americans would have to endure pain at the pump indefinitely in the name of the \u201cliberal world order.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat you heard from the president today was a clear articulation of the stakes,\u201d Deese said during an appearance on CNN when asked about families who can\u2019t afford the high costs per-gallon. \u201cThis is about the future of the liberal world order and we have to stand firm.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/gas-prices-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Gas prices.\" class=\"wp-image-22903740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/gas-prices-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/gas-prices-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/gas-prices-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Gas prices could rise if hurricane season causes significant\u00a0disruptions for US oil refiners.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Nam Y. Huh\/AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cBut at the same time, what I\u2019d say to that family and to Americans across the country is you have a president, an administration that is going to do everything in its power to blunt those price increases and bring those prices down,\u201d Deese added.<\/p>\n<p>The exchange with Bezos wasn\u2019t the first time Biden and an outspoken American billionaire engaged in a war of words.<\/p>\n<p>In early June, it was revealed that billionaire Elon Musk has such a \u201csuper bad feeling\u201d about the US economy under Biden that he planned to lay off about 10% of the workers at Tesla, his electric car company.<\/p>\n<p>Biden reacted to Musk\u2019s view by taking a shot at the businessman and his company SpaceX.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLots of luck on his <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a> to the moon,\u201d Biden said.<\/p>\n<p>That prompted Musk to fire back on Twitter with a link to a 2021 NASA press release about SpaceX winning a $2.89 billion contract to send the next American astronauts to the moon.<\/p>\n<p><em>Additional reporting by Tamar Lapin<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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