If the Biden administration could run the country as well as they manage propaganda, it’s safe to suggest that President Biden wouldn’t be experiencing record-low approval numbers.
Despite the fact that gas prices have been rising since Biden took office, Democrats were quick to seize on the Russian invasion of Ukraine to push the “Putin price hike” narrative to help offset polling that showed soaring prices at the pump as a chief concern of the American people — a poll out this week showed that 70 percent of people disapprove of Biden’s handling of rising prices.
In furtherance of the campaign to blame Vladimir Putin, the White House “tapped teenage TikTok influencers last week to coordinate messaging,” Fox News reported, and a subsequent product of that effort was a video from 18-year-old Ellie Zeiler, who has more than 10 million followers on TikTok, blaming gas prices largely on the Russian president.
“Why is gas so expensive, and why is the United States inflation rate at a four-time decade high?” Zeiler asks in the video. “I had the opportunity to ask the White House why gas down the street is $7 and here’s what they said.”
She said the first, “obvious reason,” is that prices go up as usage goes up, which is what Zeiler said is happening as the COVID-19 pandemic winds down and people begin traveling again.
“But the call was predominantly about Ukraine and Russia, so how does that relate?” she continued. “Russia is one of the top three producers of oil and it is actually their No. 1 revenue source. Now, with Putin starting this horrific fight between Ukraine and Russia, nobody wants to work with him and do international trade.”
The White House told the TikTok influencers who were invited on the zoom call to blame the high gas prices on Putin. pic.twitter.com/qBCEA6r2C7
— Libs of Tik Tok (@libsoftiktok) March 14, 2022
“So, with people being scared of war and limited resources, prices go up,” Zeiler then explained.
Zeiler was among a group of 30 TikTok stars to participate in a March 10 Zoom meeting with White House officials and National Security Council staffers, according to the Washington Post.
Gen-Z for Change, a coalition of 500+ progressive creators and activists, tweeted that the briefing was “on the U.S.’ strategic goals in Ukraine so we’re better able to debunk misinformation.”
Here’s a quick sampling of how the latest Biden administration propaganda campaign is going over online:
Of course Russia is affecting the price of gas, no one is arguing against that. The problem is that gas prices were going up BEFORE Russia, BEFORE the “pandemic” ended, but AFTER Biden was elected.
There are real consequences to bad decisions and blaming Russia is just an excuse
— Politics Matter (@Politics_Matter) March 15, 2022
This is just sad.
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) March 14, 2022
Now find out how much they were paid by the government to make these videos.
— Five Times August (@FiveTimesAugust) March 14, 2022
I feel bad she’s being manipulated like this,
I also feel bad that we are all paying her for this propaganda.
— Jason Roberge (@JasonRobergeVA) March 14, 2022
For those of you that can’t pay $7 a gallon for gas there is this app called Gas Buddy that shows you all the places that sell gas that you can’t afford to buy.
— Alan-A-Dale (@Alanadale1973) March 14, 2022
Government tells influencers to influence children
Propaganda machine rolls on
The train never stops— 13irth (@SilentBirthday) March 14, 2022
This video is actually pretty tolerable if you just watch it on mute
— Lauren Chen (@TheLaurenChen) March 14, 2022
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Tom Tillison grew up in Maryland before moving to Central Florida as a young teen. It is in the Sunshine State that he honed both his passion for politics and his writing skills. Tillison also contributes to BizPac Review.
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