WH Press Secretary Scrambles When Peter Doocy Pushes Back On ‘Painful’ Clean Energy Transition

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre appeared to struggle with her response when Fox News’ Peter Doocy asked about President Joe Biden’s insistence on forcing Americans to make the transition from fossil fuels to green energy.

Doocy pressed Jean-Pierre on the subject during Thursday’s press briefing, noting that such a transition was painful for Americans who could not afford a $60,000 electric car any more than they could $5-per-gallon gas — and asking how much pain Biden viewed as acceptable.

DOOCY: “A lot of people can’t afford a $60,000 electric car, and they also are having a hard time affording gas right now. That sounds like a painful transition, so how much of that kind of pain is the president ok with?”

KJP: “That’s apples and oranges. It’s not the same.” pic.twitter.com/PJTnX8Djn7

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“The president yesterday was talking about this transition to greener energy someday,” Doocy began, adding, “A lot of people can’t afford a $60,000 electric car and they also are having a hard time affording gas right now. That sounds like a painful transition, so how much of that kind of pain is the president ok with?”

“No, that transition — we are in a transition to clean energy,” Jean-Pierre replied. “That is something that is important. It is going to create jobs when you think about electric vehicles. It is going to give — give families some tax credits, it’s gonna be really important to have …” – READ MORE