Hours before President Biden made the official announcement that he would be releasing a paltry 15 million barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, (SPR), the major broadcast networks ABC, CBS and NBC praised this absurd effort to take oil out of a collection intended for serious emergencies and use it in an attempt to rescue Biden and his party’s chances of winning the midterm elections.
The most enthusiastic ABC’s Good Morning America host was Robin Roberts. Robin Roberts, co-host, teased that they’ll be covering “[h]ow President Biden takes on” and “tackling”, “rising prices” and other major issues as we count down until the midterm elections.
Roberts, a senior White House correspondent Mary Bruce, reported with the same objectivity that she would have if she were a staffer for the Democratic National Committee. “[W]e’re starting with President Biden set today to address the issue gas prices later today, announcing action by the administration to drive prices down with rising inflation, as we all know, across the board.”
Bruce shared Team Biden’s narratives with the audience, saying that Biden would “announce more steps to try and ease gas prices…and voters’ concerns about rising cost” with 15,000,000 barrels of oil from reserve. This despite the fact that the U.S. consumes “about 20,000,000 barrels per day.”
She added that “[H]e will go after oil companies again, putting it on notice, and urging them to lower their costs to customers,”
Bruce concluded by saying that Biden was aware that inflation and rising gas prices are top of minds for voters. This was despite Biden’s insistence that abortion will be his top priority if his party keeps Congress.
Michael Strahan, co-host, said that he was rooting for the White House and that he hoped it would calm everything.
After more propaganda in a news brief at 7:30 a.m. Eastern and tease at 8:20 a.m. Eastern, Bruce was brought back to repeat the regime’s directives to voters that Biden is trying to win.
CBS Mornings was also present. Nate Burleson, co-host, teased a report by framing high gasoline prices as perilous to Democrats, not the American people. One of the problems facing Democrats in the lead-up to the next month’s election is high gas prices.
Gayle King, Democratic donor and co-host, began by saying that “it seems” that “the state of our economy is “the top concern for voters”, with gas prices and inflation playing a major role.
Weijia Jiang, a senior White House correspondent, said that a release from SPR is not “not exactly new” but wouldn’t make a difference at the pumps.
Jiang also admitted that this was political theater for Democrats.
They have just three weeks to go before the midterms and they really hope that this message resonates among voters.
King followed up, like a good foot soldier: “So, President, Weijia? Does he do anything else to entice voters while we get ready for the polls?”
“Yes, Gayle. He is pledging to make abortion rights the number one priority if Democrats retain control of Congress. Jiang responded before stating that it would not happen without 60 Senate Democrats.
This story was adapted from segments on holiday travel by NBC’s Today and 3rd Hour of Today.
Savannah Guthrie, co-host, teased: “Pressure to the pump. Gas prices are rising again. The President announced today new steps to lower gas prices. Here’s what you need to know now.
Tom Costello, a correspondent, claimed that Biden’s move could bring relief and less pain at the pump. However, Costello said that this was done for domestic political consumption going into midterms and that “a lot of oil experts think that it’s going to have negligible effect”.
Tuesday’s White House PR push that masqueraded as journalism was possible because of the endorsement of advertisers like Chewy (on CBS), Discover(on ABC), and Progressive. Follow these links to view their contact information on the MRC’s Conservatives Fight Back Page.
To view the transcripts for October 19, click here (for ABC), hier (for CBS), hier (for NBC’s Today) and here (for NBC’s 3rd Hour of Today).
