Biden is ‘obsessed’ with lowering gas prices, Energy Sec. Granholm tells ‘The View’ [Video]

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said Thursday that President Biden was “obsessed” with lowering gas prices, when pressed on how the president plans to address the rising cost of fuel. 

Co-host of “The View” Alyssa Farah Griffin asked Granholm about gas prices, which she said were on the rise again. “What is the administration doing to lower those prices, and should we be worried about the conflict the Middle East contributing?” she asked. 

Granholm argued that the price of oil was determined by the global market, and cited Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as an example of a situation that might cause the price of gas to increase. The energy secretary said Biden was “really focused” on lowering the cost, and touted the president’s release of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which put more supply on the market. 

“The president is watching this. He’s obsessed with it, and so we’re going to be doing what …