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Mar 10 • 7 tweets • 4 min read

DOOCY TIME: "We just heard you say....you think inflation is going to be temporary. We've heard you say [that] since last spring, so how long do you guys think temporary is?

Psaki: "Well...what we do is...rely on the assessments of the [Fed] and of outside economic analysts[.]"

Doocy 🔥🔥: "inflation goes up today. The President's statement blames the #PutinPriceHike. Are you guys going to just start blaming Putin for everything until the midterms?"

Psaki: "Well, we've seen the price of gas go up at least $.75 since...Putin lined up troops[.]"

Doocy: "Last month, the statement did not mention of the #PutinPriceHike. It mentioned inflation b/c of the pandemic. Why is that?"

Psaki: "Well...the last 2 yrs there was a global pandemic...Global economists have...agreed...that has been the biggest contributor to date."

Doocy: Biden "has hosted electric vehicle stakeholders here at the White House. Would he host oil and gas producers, the people who are the most affected by the #PutinPriceHike?

Psaki: "Well...I have nothing to preview...in terms of him hosting oil companies executives."

Doocy: "Is he open to that?"

Psaki: "I don't have anything planned...for that front...The president has been clear that he believes they have the tools they need...to go get more oil here in the United States."

Doocy: "You guys are pushing electric vehicles today....Does he own an electric vehicle?

Psaki: "Presidents...don't do a lot of driving."

Doocy: "He's posted videos where he's revving the engine of his Corvette in Wilmington. He owns cars."

Psaki: "And he has also driven electric vehicles as President...to give a model to the rest of the country."

Doocy: "Does he own one?"

Psaki: "I think the President record on this is clear, Peter. Presidents...typically are not doing a lot of driving." (7/7)

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DOOCY: "Why did you guys decide to rebrand the rising gas prices as the #PutinPriceHike?"

Psaki: "I mean, if you want to use that on Fox, I welcome that."

Doocy to Psaki: "We have heard the President warn for months the gas prices were rising b/c of the supply chain & b/c of post-pandemic demand, if you guys knew for months that this was going to be the #PutinPriceHike, why are we just hearing that now?"

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Psaki: "What red tape needs to be cut when they have the permits?"

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It looks like the aftermath of today's White House press briefing was VERY contentious.

AP's Josh Boak pulled the plug after only 39 mins b/c the AP gets that power.

No audio, but cameras showed reporters in the back were NOT happy, leading WHCA prez Steven Portnoy to stand up.

The AP's Josh Boak quickly left, leaving CBS News Radio correspondent & White House Correspondents Association prez Steven Portnoy to deal with the room.

This went on for at least six minutes (as the camera feed cut out, but again, no audio). Some were taping it on their phones.

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NEWS from me: I've obtained audio of the post-briefing debate. Needless to say, if you're someone who cares about press access and has enjoyed watching The Psaki Show like I have, you're going to want to listen to this.

Stay tuned to @newsbusters for the audio and my full recap.

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DOOCY TIME: "It sound like you are blaming Putin for the increase in gas prices recently, but weren't gas prices going up anyway b/c of post-pandemic supply chain issues?"

Psaki says "there's no question that...the increase...is a direct result of the invasion of Ukraine."

Doocy: "[Y]ou say...you're going to do everything you can to reduce the impacts...high gas prices have...We're asking other countries to think about...pumping more oil. Why not just do it here?"

Psaki insists "federal policies are not limiting the supplies of oil & gas"

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Doocy: "An executive order, his first week halted new oil and gas leases on public land."

Psaki: "Let me give you the facts here & I know that can be inconvenient, but...they're important...There are 9,000 approved...permits...not being used."

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Mar 3

https://twitter.com/oliverdarcy/status/1499479196778709019

Get wrecked, Putin apologists.

https://twitter.com/oliverdarcy/status/1499479196778709019

RT is different than the other media fights. Why? Because it's government-funded and based on (a) spreading Putin's propaganda and (B) driving Americans apart by poking at and expanding wounds by portraying the U.S. as in disarray w/a corrupt system while ignoring Russia's record

And, while on the subject of government-funded media outlets....#DefundNPR

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JACQUI TIME: "You just said...it's not in our strategic interest to reduce the supply, we also know [Biden]...talked about increasing domestic manufacturing to bring down prices on inflated items...Why not apply the same logic to energy and increase domestic production here?"

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.@JacquiHeinrich: "Is there nothing that the administration could do to get those providers back to pre-pandemic levels?"

Psaki: "You think the oil companies don't have enough money to drill on the places that have been preapproved?"

Heinrich: "Just asking."

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.@JacquiHeinrich: "Do you think that opening the Keystone pipeline and having more energy-friendly policies might do that?"

Psaki: "The Keystone pipeline has never been operational. It would take years for that to ever have any impact."