Washington State Democratic Rep. Kim Schrier said during a podcast appearance Monday that blaming anyone but Russian President Vladimir Putin for rising gas prices is 'denying reality' and 'frankly un-American.'
The Washington Free Beacon’s Matthew Foldi and Democratic strategist David Carlucci discuss how the Biden admin is blaming Putin for America’s gas price hike on ‘Fox News @ Night.’across the country continue to rise, Americans should be directing their rage at Russian President Vladimir Putin — and not U.S. President Biden — a Democrat in the House of Representatives said, claiming that blaming anyone but Putin is"denying reality" and"frankly un-American.
During an interview Monday, Democratic Rep. Kim Schrier, D-Wash., told"unDivided" podcast host Brandi Kruse that Putin should be exclusively blamed for skyrocketing prices over the last few weeks."What do you believe?" Kruse asked the Democrat, after noting that political pundits across the country differed on who to blame for Americans having to pay $4, $5, or even $6 for a gallon of gas.
Rep. Kim Schrier, D-Wash., a pediatrician, makes remarks on the coronavirus during a news conference after a meeting of the House Democratic Caucus in the Capitol on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. "I believe a couple of things," answered Schrier."Right now, in the last two weeks, this is Putin. You should be blaming Putin, if anyone for this."
"To not blame Putin, first of all, is denying reality, and second, frankly, I think is un-American," the Democrat added."So this is Putin’s fault."