Marsha Blackburn Tried To Lie About Gas Prices And Got Brutally Fact-Checked By A Fox Host

Someone needs to check and make sure that the blood supply which goes to the infrequently used brain that supposedly exists in the skull of Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) is actually connected, because she can’t even keep track of her own bullshit these days.

During an appearance on Fox News Monday, Blackburn again tried to suggest that President Joe Biden was to blame for the high price of gas in the United States, even though the real causes are related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the unchecked greed of Big Oil, according to The Daily Beast.

Host Sandra Smith asked the senator:

“Do we need to get tougher when it comes to sanctions, senator?”

Blackburn replied:

“Oh, yes, indeed. We need to be tougher with the economic sanctions, there should be sanctions on Nord Stream 2. Sandra, the way that [Russian President Vladmir] Putin is able to finance this war is because you’ve got France and Germany and other EU countries still buying oil and gas from Russia.”

Just one problem: Oil has never flowed through Nord Stream 2, so how in the world would sanctions do a damn bit of good?

But Blackburn was just getting warmed up with her talking points, none of which made any sense:

“You have to make certain that our allies and our partners are not buying oil and fuel from Russia. That is going to be an imperative. And go back and put those sanctions on Nord Stream 2. What would send the fastest message? Putting sanctions back on Nord Stream and say we are not going to let you do that.”

That’s when Smith called a time out to remind Blackburn gas has never flowed through Nord Stream 2:

“But some say that was not even a revenue source to begin with, that the gas wasn’t even currently flowing.

“Are you saying Nord Stream or Nord Stream 2? Because that was not money in Putin’s pocket to begin with.”

Rather than accept correction, Blackburn churned ahead, telling Smith:

“Sandra, what it does is provide certainty as to where we are going to be. And that is vitally important to do.”

What in the hell does that even mean?! It’s complete gibberish!

When Donald Trump said he loved the “poorly educated,” it’s hard to know if he was talking about the chumps who voted for him or the elected Republicans who comprise today’s GOP.