here, and i know that can be inconvenient but i think they are important in this moment. we have been clear that in the short term supply we must keep up with the demand. we are here and around the world we make the shift to clean energy future, where one of the largest producers with a strong domestic oil and gas industry. we have actually produced more oil. it is at record numbers, and we will continue to produce more oil. there are 9,000 approved drilling permits that are not being used, so the suggestion that we are not allowing companies to drill is inaccurate. the suggestion that that is what is hindering or preventing gas prices to come down is inaccurate. tucker: let me give you the facts here. when they say that, you know the lies are coming and indeed in this case they arrived promptly. because oil companies have not used all the permits they received, jen psaki told us, that means this is their fault, they are not trying hard enough to produce energy. they could, but the
aren t any drilling permits, but we also need to use less as a nation. and he doesn t want to seem like jimmy carter although he s worse. liver liver the fox report has continuing coverage of the war on ukraine. all of that starts right now. [gunfire] [inaudible conversations] [background sounds] [inaudible conversations] jon: the people of ukraine under attack again tonight as russia s invasion enters its 12th day. good evening, i m jon scott, and this is the fox report.
president biden: in the united states, 90 percent of the remaining 10% it occurs on federal land the oil and gas industry has millions of acres leased. they have 9,000 permits to drill now. they could be drilling right now. we re one of the largest producers with a strong domestic oil and gas industry. there are 9,000 approved drilling permits that are not being used. so the suggestion that we are not allowing companies to drill is inaccurate. harris: you saw that, right? in their few minutes long announcements and briefings on the fact the u.s. will no longer get oil and energy sources from russia both president biden and white house press secretary went after u.s.
the biden administration was somewhat or very responsible fo the gas price hikes. now this is what the president said tuesday when he was asked about the gas prices. they re going to go out. russia s responsible. it s kind of hard to hear there he asked what you going t do about it he said can t do much right now because russia i responsible. your response? is that for me, shannon? s, frio. sorry. look, i think this was a crisis in the making for now over a year, biden sort of declared wa on american oil and gas from th very start of this presidency with the killing of the keyston xl pipeline and going after man of our drilling permits, hundreds of thousands of acres of prime land for oil
1979. the energy crisis is real. it is worldwide. because nearly 43 years later gas prices are shattering records. going to go up. can t do much right now. russia is responsible. so this morning he said he is going to could everything can he to minimize putin s price hikes here at home and then this afternoon he said he can t do much about rising gas prices. and now everybody in this country that needs to drive waits to see which it is. bret? bret: peter doocy live on the north lawn, thank you. stocks are down today. the dow lost 185 the s&p 500 fell 30 the nasdaq dropped 35. bring in energy market expert phil flynn senior analyst with price futures group. phil, thanks for being here. thanks, bret. bret: this is what the president said. this is jen psaki from just the other day. there are 9,000 unused approved drilling permits.