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Conservatives seize on gas crunch to blame Biden, stir base

by Ali Swenson
| May 16, 2021 12:03 AM

A graphic calling the East Coast fuel supply crunch “Biden’s Gas Crisis.” A tweet speculating that gas stations running dry was an “INSIDE JOB.” A meme depicting the president and vice president cheering about the “Green New Deal” in front of a snaking line at a fuel station.

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