President Biden is aware of inflation and gasoline costs are killing Democrats within the polls, and he’s scrambling to point out he’s doing one thing about it. Besides he nonetheless received’t do what would actually make a distinction: Take his foot off the neck of the U.S. oil and gasoline trade.

His newest gambit on Thursday was to say he’ll launch 180 million barrels from the nationwide Strategic Petroleum Reserve within the subsequent six months. This might be the most important launch in historical past and cut back the reserve to its lowest stage since 1984. However the oil will must be changed, which is able to push up future demand.