Rick Perry: Biden's policies will continue to drive up the cost of living in America

Former energy secretary Rick Perry said the Biden administration is attempting to 'strangle' oil and gas companies as fuel prices skyrocket across the country.

RICK PERRY: This is Wizard of Oz time for the American people. The Biden administration is saying, 'please don't pay attention to the little man behind the curtain.' When the little man behind the curtain said clearly in 2020 when he was running for office that he was going to shut down fossil fuel drilling. He said he was going to really put the quietus, if you will, on the oil and gas industry. And that's exactly what he's done. And the message that gets sent is that if you're an oil and gas company, whether you're a big one like Exxon Mobil, Oxy or whether you're a small independent, we're going to do everything we can to try to strangle you. …