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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has doubled down on his out-of-touch messaging to Americans who are struggling to pay skyrocketing prices at the pump.
Last month, "Mayor Pete" made headlines when he said (in all seriousness) that the obvious solution for dealing with insanely high gas prices is to just go buy an electric vehicle. Maybe Mayor Pete doesn't realize that most of us can't afford to buy a new car at all, let alone an EV that costs "roughly $10,000 higher than the overall industry average," according to Kelley Blue Book.
Now, our tone-deaf transportation secretary has let Americans know that we all need to get used to "wild price hikes" until we "achieve a form of energy independence that is based on clean energy."
Watch:
BUTTIGIEG: \u201cUntil we achieve a form of energy independence that is based on clean energy,\u201d get used to price hikes.pic.twitter.com/UMWBrVPe9R— RNC Research (@RNC Research) 1648961113
People on Twitter had a little something to say in response. Maybe Mayor Pete should pay attention this time.
https://twitter.com/VolumePrintcess/status/1502739367151898624?s=20\u00a0\u2026\n\nYou could always shut down some more pipelines. It's your administrations own fault.— Gail Goodman (@Gail Goodman) 1649010804
The average family can\u2019t afford a 55k vehicle— Scott (@Scott) 1649012219
It amazes me how they never understand where their electricity comes, how or even where the parts come from for these EV cars, and what to do with the used batteries from them. By the time you pay off your solar panels you need new ones. Where do 95% of them come from? China— iDesign (@iDesign) 1649014667
"A form of energy independence that is based on clean energy"? Like nuclear? Why can't we just do nuclear?— Adamas Nemesis (@Adamas Nemesis) 1649028715
