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The GOP can't blame Biden forever for pain at the pump
A columnist who recently moved to Manhattan says a visit to South Jersey reminded him what drivers elsewhere pay at the pump, and it is a political problem.
On air: Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger on Wake Up, AmericaPublished
At a glance
- First reported by TheBlaze: “The GOP can’t blame Biden forever for pain at the pump”.
- Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 5:17 AM ET on Wake Up, America, by Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger.
- Topics: Biden, GOP.
- BBN covered this story before: Journalist who exposed Kanye West's Jew-hatred still prosecuted (October 15).
The real story
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What BBN said about it
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA columnist at TheBlaze says Republicans can't keep blaming Joe Biden for high gas prices, because the pain at the pump is now their own to answer for.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe writer moved to Manhattan a few months ago, pays three dollars for the subway, and says he almost forgot what a tank of gas costs.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThen he went home to South Jersey, saw the price posted outside a station, and it landed.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHe says the city makes it easy to forget what the rest of the country pays to get around.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe subway creates a bubble, while the gas station sign pops it! I love a sign that tells you the truth.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe point of the piece is political. Gas prices hit everyday budgets directly, which is why every party wants someone else's name on them.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorBlame with an expiration date. Somebody should stamp it on the side like milk!
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMilk.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAnd once it goes sour, you pour it out and drive to work on whatever you can afford! Sorry, I'm awake.
The story so far
- Tillis vouches for McConnell as Pat Gray cites a 'Biden script' · TheBlaze
- New York Post report: banks cut off conservative groups, certain… · New York Post
- Grassley alleges DOJ collected data on 639,000 Republican voters and… · Fox News
- Talarico ad slams Biden border policy; 2019 clip resurfaces · Fox News
- Federal report says banks cut off MAGA seller, conservative groups · The Daily Wire
- Journalist who exposed Kanye West's Jew-hatred still prosecuted · JNS.org
- The GOP can't blame Biden forever for pain at the pump (this story)
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