Fri Jul 1, 2022 – 10:04 am EDT
WASHINGTON, D.C (LifeSiteNews) – President Joe Biden’s top economic advisor told CNN on Thursday that the high cost of gas is part of the price Americans must pay for the “liberal world order.”
“What do you say to the families that say ‘we can’t afford to pay $4.85 a gallon for months, if not years, this is not sustainable,’” CNN’s Victor Blackwell asked Brian Deese, who directs Biden’s National Economic Council.
The question came in the context of how the Russia-Ukraine war has affected the economy. The interview began with a clip of Biden at a NATO summit saying Americans should shoulder high gas prices for “as long as it takes” to defeat Vladimir Putin.
“This is about the future of the liberal world order and we have to stand firm,” Deese told CNN.
“But at the same time, what I would say to that family and Americans across the country is you have a president and an administration that is going to do everything in its power to blunt those price increases and bring those prices down,” Deese added.
CNN: “What do you say to those
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