Ignoring the Trump led war against Iran, Energy Sec. Chris Wright made believe the reason diesel fuel costs have skyrocketed was because of the Russia conflict against Ukraine as well as blaming Gavin Newsom for supposedly closing two refineries which was a bald-faced lie.
Wright appeared on Face the Nation and the the discussion began on diesel fuel costs. Wright did his best to gaslight and then claimed prices will be going down quickly.
Host Margaret Brennan asked, "We are still seeing Iranian attacks on ships now," host Margaret Brennan said. "I mean, how can you be so confident prices are headed down?"
Wright claimed supplies are coming out of the Strait of Hormuz, US production is high, and US demand will dwindle after the summer.
WRIGHT: Similar stories with diesel.
Diesel's mostly been infected by the Russia-Ukraine war and also by China's decision not to export diesel or gasoline into the marketplace.
And of course, we're living with two refineries that were recently closed, large refineries in California that Gavin Newsom forced the closure of.
And frankly, 15 years of Democrat policies that have been energy subtraction, trying to close coal plants, close refineries, and shrink our capacity, which means when you get in crisis, we're just less resilient than we should be.
Russia and China are part of the issue, but Trump's disturbing war with Iran has impacted diesel fuel costs significantly even by their own data.
Gov. Newsom did not close two refineries. Brennan must have been ill-informed because she let the lie pass, which it is unfortunate for the country at large.
Phillips 66 released a statement explaining why they closed it which was because of "market dynamics and the long-term sustainability of the refinery," not California's new regulations.
Valero issued a notice to idle their refinery and did not blame Gov. Newsom at all.
Wright, like all Trump cabinet members and sycophants, must always blame someone else for Trump's fucked-up economy, because they know taking responsibility would end the Republican Party.
