CNN host Jake Tapper cut off a White House adviser Monday as he attempted to pin rising gas prices on Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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CNN host Jake Tapper cut off a White House adviser Monday as he attempted to pin rising gas prices on Russian President Vladimir Putin. Tapper asked Brian Deese, the director of the National Economic Council, if Americans should expect prices to continue soaring throughout the summer. Deese said the administration is committed to bringing prices down, before pointing to Putin’s invasion of Ukraine as the cause.
“We’re doing everything we can to try to bring those prices down. As you know, this all emanates from Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine which took Russian oil off the market”
“Not all of it,” Tapper quickly interjected. “I mean, some of it, yes.”
“Just to be really clear, since troops started amassing on the Ukrainian border and there was a concern that Russia’s supplies would come off, we’ve seen prices at the pump go up $1.
