Joe Biden And Kamala Harris Caught In Their Own Web Of Lies

Democratic vice presidential nominee Senator Kamala Harris argues that during Wednesday’s debate that her running mate former vice president Joe Biden “has been very clear” about not ending fracking if he were elected president. However, past remarks indicate that both of them have been inconsistent with their position on the issue.

Harris publically supported a fracking ban when she was still seeking the Democratic presidential nomination.

She directly opposed fracking at a CNN town hall event. “There’s no question I’m in favor of banning fracking,” she said and went on to explain that if elected her first move would be to address the practice on public land, and then support legislation that would do more.

“And this is something I’ve taken on in California,” Harris added.

Clips of her contradictions have made their way around Twitter since the debate.

Then there’s Joe Biden, who has muddied his position on fracking in the past. During a debate in July 2019, CNN’s Dana Bash asked him, “Just to clarify, would there be any place for fossil fuels, including coal and fracking, in a Biden administration?”

“No, we would — we would work it out,” he responded. “We would make sure it’s eliminated and no more subsidies for either one of those, either — any fossil fuel.”

However, when addressing a more targeted audience in Pennsylvania, Biden took on a different tone. In an April interview with Pittsburgh’s KDKA, Biden said he would only ban fracking on federal property, claiming that this would only have an impact on a small part of overall fracking.

“No, I would not shut down this industry. I know our Republican friends are trying to say I said that. I said I would not do any new leases on federal lands. Ninety percent of the leases are not on federal land, to begin with,” said Biden.

He added, “I would make sure … the water is not being contaminated. But I would not shut it down, no.”

This wishy-washy behavior is typical Biden modus operandi so I’m not at all surprised that Senator Harris has been caught making these contradictory statements.