An advisor for Joe Biden told CNN yesterday that record high gas prices is the cost of preserving something called the “liberal world order.”
Economic and political advisor Brian Deese, who formerly held the same role for President Barack Obama and now also serves as the director of the National Economic Council, made the claim while speaking to CNN’s Victor Blackwell, who asked what the Biden administration’s message is to families who cannot afford gasoline.
“The president today was a clear articulation of the stakes,” claimed Deese, likely referring to Biden’s “Russia, Russia, Russia” statement, in which he claimed the distant eastern European nation is to blame for the food crisis and out of control inflation that that have stalled the U.S. economy.
“This is about the future of the liberal world order,” Deese stressed, “and we have to stand firm.”
CNN: "What do you say to those families that say, 'listen, we can't afford to pay $4.85 a gallon for months, if not years?’"
BIDEN ADVISOR BRIAN DEESE: "This is about the future of the Liberal World Order and we have to stand firm." pic.twitter.com/LWilWSo72S
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Fact checkers were quick to claim that the “liberal world order” is not a new term, but instead became the term associated with the world order created in the wake of World War II.
Left wing publication Newsweek claims the term is now used to describe countries that oppose Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
“The full interview suggests the term Deese used related to a large group of countries that aims to prevent Russia’s Vladimir Putin from extending his influence across the world by means including military aggression,” the outlet reported before describing the “New World Order” phrase – and accompanying conspiracy theory – as something totally different.
Deese was also asked about Biden’s abysmal approval ratings, noting that only 28% of Americans approve of how Biden has handled the economy.
Deese claimed that “uncertain times” are to blame for their disapproval and stressed that the economy is in a transition, likely referencing Joe Biden’s claim that high gas prices are part of an “incredible transition” from fossil fuels to green energy.
“These are uncertain times, prices are high, people are understandably frustrated when they’re pulling up to the gas pump,” Deese admitted. “That’s understandable.”
“At the same time, it is our job and it’s the president’s firm conviction that what he can do as president is take every responsible action that he has and we have, and also remind the American people that even as we go through this challenging period, even while we move through this transition, we also have made historic economic progress,” Deese claimed.
“And that’s not to suggest that people shouldn’t feel the anxiety they feel, of course they do.”
While Blackwell asked Deese to respond specifically to the news that Biden’s approval is deeply underwater on the economy, the same is true for his administration across the board.
In fact, Biden’s approval ratings are currently underwater in 48 out of 50 states – including most Democratic strongholds – with more Americans approving than disapproving of the 79-year-old Democrat in only Vermont and Hawaii.
