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David Smith in Washington

Biden’s ‘cursed presidency’: gas prices are latest headache as midterms loom

Joe Biden in Washington DC on 16 March.
Joe Biden in Washington DC on 16 March. Photograph: Rex/Shutterstock

The left are urging a green energy revolution. The right are sounding a battle cry of “Drill, baby, drill”. And American voters, tired of political excuses, are feeling angry.

Rising gas prices pose a fresh election year headache for Joe Biden. Republicans accuse him of pushing “a radical anti-US energy agenda”. Democrats put the blame on greedy oil companies and the assault on Ukraine by the Russian leader, Vladimir Putin.

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