The White House refuses to clarify Biden's comment asking gas stations to cut prices

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White Houserefused to clarify President Byden's social media post demanding that gas stations lower gas prices. ..

"My message to companies that run gas stations and price with pumps is simple. This is a time of war and global crisis," Bidensaid on Saturday. Posted on Twitter. "Lower the price you are charging for the pump to reflect the cost you are paying for the product, and do it now."

BIDEN TWEETS is a gas station Asking for comment by FoxNewsSunday, which was praised by the Chinese state media,

Did not clarify the gas station, or whether he was referring to the individual owner of the gas station. The White House also refused to comment on whether the president believes that gas stations should be profitable and should not be allowed to sell gas for a fee instead. Gas tax holiday. Gas stations usually earn only 2-5 cents per gallon of gas they sell, taking cost into account.

"We've heard a lot of explanations from companies and economists about why these usually take so long. Price cuts to reach consumers," said Byden at the time, "the price of a barrel of oil." It doesn't take long for the price of the pump to rise, even if it rises. "

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President Joe Byden. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images)

Biden made a similar complaint at the time and told the gas station to "lower the price charged". Said. With a pump to reflect the cost you are paying for the product.

The president's tweet was also ridiculed by critics, andAmazon founder Jeff Bezoscalled the statement "in the wrong direction."

"It hurts. Inflation is a very important issue for the White House to continue to make such statements."Bezos said Saturday. "It's either a straight turn or a deep misunderstanding of the basic market dynamics."

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Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon. (AP)

However, the White House responded to Bezos on Twitter on Sunday, and White House spokesman Carine Jean-PierreGas. Pricehas not fallen due to the recent fall in oil prices.

"Oil prices have fallen by about $ 15 in the past month, but pump prices have barely fallen," Jean-Pierresaid on Twitter Sunday. "It's not" basic market dynamics. " It's a market that is failing American consumers.