President Joe Biden and his administration have attacked American Energy independence since he took office in January, and one former Keystone XL Pipeline contractor had a few choice words for the president about the consequences.
In an interview on āFox & Friends Firstā Tuesday, laid-off pipeline worker Lynn Allen explained his thoughts on the nationās gas prices, which are the highest on average since 2014 at $3.38 per gallon as of Monday, according to the American Automobile Association.
āIām not surprised at all,ā Allen said, ābecause everything that Bidenās touched or done ā itās a failure.ā
āIt aināt nothing but a total failure. We went from America first to America last.ā
He then praised former President Donald Trump for his approach to the energy sector.
āTrump had it going on,ā he said. āThe thing about it is that weāve got all these high prices of Oil and gas, weāve got drilling rigs stacked, weāve got roustabout crews ready to go, weāve got pipeline contractors with all of their equipment is stacked in the yards. And I can tell you right now, we can put America to work next week if we needed to.ā
While Biden is not solely responsible for the current gas prices, his Energy policies have not helped mitigate the situation.
His team has done little more than pressure the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries to ramp up Oil production ā which has the majority of its Oil reserves in the Middle East ā and has been largely unsuccessful.
During a CNN town hall on Thursday, Biden came across as defeated on the issue of gas prices, and said there is not much action he can take to see prices fall before 2022.
āI donāt see anything thatās going to happen in the meantime thatās going to significantly reduce gas prices,ā Biden said.
āA lot of Middle Eastern folks want to talk to me.ā
āIām not sure Iām going to talk to them,ā he continued, ābut the point is, itās about gas production.ā
If Biden wanted to be proactive about the issue ā which is hurting the average Americanās wallet severely ā he would admit he made a mistake by halting federal Oil and gas leases and canceling the Keystone XL Pipeline.
Of course, he wonāt admit he was wrong. Far-left environmentalists take priority over middle and lower class Americans, even though everyone would benefit from American-produced Oil and gas.
The Lynn Allens of the United States need to keep speaking up against the injustice happening in the Energy industry and throughout the country at large, as Americans cannot afford to carry this financial burden any longer.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.