all the states in this country, we need to get it right and get it right now. tonight we are just five months away from critical midterm elections. with the democrats now in control in the house and senate and the white house, our country is falling apart at the seams, stagflation, coming recession, spiking gas prices, a nationwide baby formula shortage, disaster at our southern border, over a million covid deaths and americans still trapped in afghanistan if you re counting like we are, day 282 since joe abandoned them behind enemy lines. but tonight joe biden is in asia where he told americans to suck it up and deal with rising gas prices because our country is going through an incredible transition. take a look for yourself. president biden: here s the situation. when it comes to the gas prices, we are going through an incredible transition that is taking place that god willing one is over will be stronger when the world a stronger and less reliant on fossil fuels when this is ove
role. this is the federal government s role to preserve the sovereignty and the borders of this nation. we have got to do better. todd: in the meantime, wesley, you spent the last few weeks visiting oil and gas companies across the country discuss the challenges these companies in the industry are facing. and yet, here s what he said yesterday about the transition on gas. listen. when it comes to the gas crisis, we are going through an incredible transition that is taking place, and god willing, when it s over we will be stronger in the world will be stronger and less reliant on fossil fuels when this is over. todd: wesley, what was your reaction, and the reaction for the average american struggling right now just to fill up their tank? when joe biden says the pain at the pump we are all feeling is an incredible transition. well, he s got his words wrong. it s not about energy transition, it s about energy addition.
good high gas prices and ancillary inflation, bite an offering bidenoffering 90 solutions nor , saying it is something american. here s the situation. when it comes to the gas prices, we are going through an incredible transition that is taking place, and god willing, when it s over we will be stronger and the world will be stronger and less reliant on fossil fuels when this is over. just moments ago, in one of the president last public events before departing, where biden was expected to press the prime minister on the dependence on russian energy, all questions seem to be directed at him. [people shouting questions] todd: welcome to the american press. the president expected to be wheels up in the next hour. we are following that for you guys and we will give the president about a 12-hour flight
the president says the u.s. is going toward transition toward greener options. watch this. president biden: when it comes to the gas crisis, we re going through an incredible transition that is taking place, god willing when it is over, we ll be stronger and the world be stronger and less reliant on fossil fuels when this is over. this will be a haul, it will take some time. carley: here to discuss is brian brenberg. he called it incredible transition, that to me signals a positive thing? brian: what he means, higher prices are part of the plan. they have always been part of the plan for him. he wants you to pay for his green dream transition. remember the word transitory we saw last year, carley, it is back and transitioned. the president is trying to make america believe he has a path out of this.
appeared to praise high gas prices as an incredible transition. the president s confusing comments over taiwan completely overshadowed the other news he made in his press conference. he was asked if he was headed toward a recession and talking about these gas prices as if the rough patch we re working through is not to ultimately bring the prices down but to go all electric. president biden: here is the situation. when it comes to the gas prices, we re going through an incredible transition that is taking place and god willing when it s over we and the world will be stronger and less reliant on fossil fuels when this is over. today a gallon of regular hit $4.59, a record high. last month 4.12. last year 3.03. diesel is worse, 5.55 a gallon. last year it was 3.17. because truckers and farmers