WH drafts TikTok stars to blame Putin for gas

House Energy Committee member discusses solutions to high gas prices on ‘The Evening Edit.’ The Biden administration tapped teenage TikTok influencers last week to coordinate messaging on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and blame Vladimir Putin for rising gas prices, according to a recording of a call between White House officials and the social media stars. Days later, Ellie Zeiler, and 18-year-old with more than 10 million followers on TikTok, posted a video in which she aimed to answer the question, “Why is gas so expensive?”“Why is gas so expensive, and why is the United States inflation rate at a four-time decade high?” she begins the video. “I had the opportunity to ask the White House why gas down the street is $7 and here’s what they said.” She said the first, “obvious reason,” is that demand is going up as the COVID-19 pandemic winds down and people resume traveling.“But the call was predominantly about Ukraine and Russia, so how does that relate?” she continued. “Russia is one of the top three producers of oil and it is actually their No. 1 revenue source. Now, with Putin starting this horrific fight between Ukraine and Russia, nobody wants to work with him and do international trade.” Zeiler was one of 30 TikTok stars to attend a March 10 Zoom meeting with …

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