President Biden turned to both The New York Times and The Washington Post for defense of his energy policy as Republicans have been taking aim at his administration for the spike in gas prices. During his remarks at the House Democratic Caucus Issues Conference, Biden argued that a “big reason” for the record-high inflation was Russian President Vladimir Putin and pinned the soaring gas prices on his geopolitical rival despite being dogged by the two issues long before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. 

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