Comments from Wyoming Senator John Barrasso are drawing attention after remarks he made during a recent interview about gas prices and climate policy. In the exchange, Barrasso suggested that Democrats are comfortable with higher gas prices due to what he described as a “radical climate agenda,” prompting reactions from viewers online.
The interview took place today with the crew at Fox News, and while we’re focusing on one particular clip, here’s the full interview for those who want to watch it all.
The clip shared on the Wyoming subreddit quickly caught the attention of many. During the interview, he was asked whether gas prices were on people’s minds in Wyoming, to which he replied the following.
Yeah. Gas prices are on their minds as they always are. They also understand that what the president is doing in an effort to provide stability will have good long-term impacts in terms of energy prices.
However, people noticed something strange as Senator John Barrasco continued talking about the prices, yet said something that caught the attention of many.
They also understand republicans are the party of energy dominance. Democrats like high gas prices because of their radical climate agenda.
This last comment turned a lot of people’s heads, as they wondered where he got the information. According to some Redditors, many disagree with Barrasco’s statements, as the country has been complaining about increasingly high gas prices lately.
Wyoming Citizens Disagree With Senator Barrasco’s Latest Claims
It didn’t take long for people to question Barrasco’s latest statement, and many quickly shared their thoughts on how wrong the Senator was by claiming Democrats like expensive gas prices.
“I can accept that some politicians will have different views. What I cannot accept is that he doesn’t even try to make sense. Democrats like high gas prices, so the president is raising gas prices to…hurt Democrats? What?“
“Why would Democrats like high gas prices?“
Several other Redditors criticized Senator Barrasco in the comments, saying his claims were unfounded and looked bad, especially coming from someone representing Wyoming.
“I do love my Senators putting their party before Wyoming.“
“You’re not a very good liar, John.“
In the end, as we’ve seen in several other places across the country, people are unhappy with gas prices, and even more so because there have been warnings that prices will go up while the war is still going on.
