Thread by @chiproytx

THREAD: @PressSec - having refused to apologize for accusing @CBP agents of whipping Haitians… extends lies to oil: “What additional permits do they need? …The leases are there, the permits are there. I don’t think they need an embroidered invitation..” (1/x) #EnergyFreedom

https://twitter.com/mikekberg/status/1501633876103467010

This is stupid, a lie, or both: Oil is around $120 a barrel; do you really think companies don’t want to drill right now? They can’t because of the administration’s assault on reliable American oil & gas. #EnergyFreedom (2/x)

Companies have applied for a bunch of permits because they know they’re under attack… Biden in a 2020 debate: “No more drilling on federal lands. No more drilling including offshore. No ability for the oil industry to continue to drill. Period.” #EnergyFreedom (3/x)

Psaki: “The leases are there.” NO. The leases ARE NOT there. The administration has not held A SINGLE onshore oil & gas lease sale since taking office. This has caused companies to slow drilling (regardless of # permits) b/c they don’t know whether they’ll get new leases. (4/x)

“What additional permits do they need?” They need additional permits for things like rights of way & pipelines to move the oil they produce. Biden has waged war on pipelines (Keystone XL, FERC regs, etc.). #EnergyFreedom (5/x)

The admin is actively blocking the capital necessary for drilling:  Kathleen Sgamma, president of the Western Energy Alliance, said, “We can’t get capital because they’re putting so much pressure on banks not to lend to us in the name of climate change.” #EnergyFreedom (6/x)