When challenged to explain why he has been unable to fulfill a campaign promise to crack down on drilling for oil and gas, President Joe Biden said the courts stormed in and ruined his plans.
Stephanie Abrams, a meteorologist for The Weather Channel, asked the question during one of Biden’s rare sit-down interviews, this one taking place at the Grand Canyon.
“Let’s talk Gen Z, because they’re going to play a big role in the next presidential election, and many of them are angry about the 7,000 oil and gas permits you approved since you’ve been in office,” Abrams said. “You promised no new drilling on federal land or offshore. Can you tell Gen Z that you haven’t broken your promise?”
Biden, who is running a 2024 re-election campaign, replied, “Yes, because the courts overruled me. The courts said I couldn’t do it. I wanted to stop all drilling on the East Coast and the West Coast and in the Gulf. But I lost in court. But we’re still pushing — we’re still…
