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‘Tone deaf’: Biden slammed for promoting electric cars amid rising gas prices

Link [2022-03-09 06:13:46]

The Biden administration has been labelled “tone deaf” after Pete Buttigieg and Kamala Harris spent the afternoon promoting electric vehicles in the wake of America’s highest gas prices since 2008. The Transportation secretary was joined by the VP to commemorate the one year anniversary from when the Biden administration passed the American Rescue Plan Act. Mr Buttigieg has been criticised for telling Americans electric cars are important for "cost savings". “Clean transportation can bring significant cost savings for the American people as well,” he said. “Last month we announced a $5 billion investment to build out a nationwide electric vehicle charging network so that people from rural to suburban to urban communities can all benefit from the gas savings from driving an EV.” Republican Markwayne Mullin criticised the comments by labelling it “tone deaf” from the Biden administration to be promoting electric vehicles as everyday Americans struggle to pay for gas. “Vice President Kamala Harris and DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg spent the afternoon promoting electric vehicles and Green New Deal policies. Are you kidding me?” He tweeted. "The Biden Administration could not be more tone deaf.” "Tell me you're a liberal elite without telling me you're a liberal elite,” wrote Texas Senator Ted Cruz.