Pressing the issue of rising pump prices, Newt Gingrich
accused the Obama administration Tuesday of actually wanting higher gas
costs, pointing to previous comments that now-Secretary of Energy Steven Chu made that suggested American prices should rise to European levels.
“The high gas prices are a direct result of Obama,” Gingrich said on CBS’s “This Morning.”
Asked by host Charlie Rose whether he believed the president wanted higher gas prices, Gingrich responded:
“Of course… you know that. He has said it himself. Chu, his energy
secretary, said in 2008 he wanted gasoline prices to get to the European
level, which is $9 or $10 a gallon.
