The Biden administration intentionally caused gasoline prices to reach $5 per gallon by shutting down production, exploration, and exports.
Posted by Speaker Mike Johnson, Checked
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Speaker Mike Johnson@SpeakerJohnsonOct 27, 2026The record does show gasoline hit a national-average peak of $5 under Biden in June 2022, but the sources attribute that spike to Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, not to deliberate shutdowns of production, exploration, or exports. Fact-checkers also found that national refining capacity stayed relatively stable, so the claimed mechanism and intent are contradicted.
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The Democrats goal was to ban fossil fuels. Remember Biden said that. And they worked towards that. And they brought us to $5 gasoline in the last administration intentionally. Not because of the unintended consequences of a war overseas, but because they shut down production and exploration and all the rest exports. But look, yes, the polls are wrong. Let me tell you why. Look, in the last 10 days you had two polling organizations nationwide that have been exposed for completely fraudulent numbers. Wedgwood and SoCal strategies. …
Speaker Mike Johnson@SpeakerJohnson · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Contradicts. PolitiFact and the Congressional Record both tie the 2022 peak to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which roiled world energy markets, rather than to any deliberate US policy of shutting down production.[1][2][3]
Contradicts. Fact-checkers found that national refinery capacity remained relatively stable, and that a claimed 20% loss was a California figure; experts said presidential policy is only one of many factors shaping refining.[4][5]
Supports. PolitiFact reports that under Biden the average gasoline price peaked at $5 a gallon, the all-time national-average high, which is consistent with the claim's figure.[1][3][6]
Context. Sources attribute the 2022 price spike to low gasoline inventories, low refinery utilization, and global market shocks, and no authoritative source reports that the administration intended to raise prices.[3][4]
Context. The Congressional Record resolution asserts that Biden policies increased energy costs, but it is a partisan legislative text, not an independent finding on causation or intent.[2]
Sources
6 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 primary, 4 not rated
- 1Are gas prices lower now than under Obama, Biden?politifact.com · fact-checker · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 2Congressional Recordcongress.gov · primary source · cited for: contradicts, context
- 3Trump claims gas prices were 'much higher' under Biden. ...elpasotimes.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, supports, context
- 4Fact check: Vice President JD Vance blames Joe Biden policy for high gas priceshoustonchronicle.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, context
- 5Gas prices fact check: JD Vance blames Biden falselywmur.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 6Gasoline Prices Under Trump Surpass Biden-Era Averagefinance.yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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