SHAMELESS: At event in Houston, Barack Obama takes credit for increase in U.S. oil production

Greg P. | 12:20 PM on November 28, 2018

At the Baker Institute gala in Houston on Tuesday, Barack Obama to credit for America’s increase in oil production after 8 years of his anti-drilling rhetoric and policies. WATCH:

Obama: "Suddenly America is the largest oil producer, that was me people … say thank you." pic.twitter.com/VfQfX1SR0x

— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) November 28, 2018

This would be the same Barack Obama who in 2012 endorsed this op-ed declaring that “The U.S. can’t just ‘drill its way to energy independence'”:

New York Times’ Robert Semple: The U.S can’t just “drill its way to energy independence.” http://t.co/DlEAG3lT #RealRomney

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) October 17, 2012

And the same Barack Obama who in 2013 said that “We can’t just drill our way out of the energy and climate challenge that we face. That’s not possible.”

"We can’t just drill our way out of the energy and climate challenge that we face. That’s not possible." —President Obama #ActOnClimate

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 28, 2013

What a shameless hack:

GTFO with this nonsense.

— JWF (@JammieWF) November 28, 2018

This man is stunningly deluded

The only thing I'll thank him for is leaving the White House w/o having to be dragged out https://t.co/uriAtTdu7c

— Jim Hanson (@Uncle_Jimbo) November 28, 2018

Fact check:

Wrong. Bush runoff and fact of market opportunity in new technologies such as fracking. Pres. Obama tried to burn fossil fuel industry. Keystone??? https://t.co/GW3uviUQru

— Tom Rogan (@TomRtweets) November 28, 2018

Can you believe he said this in Texas of all places?

I think the men and women who work 12+ hour backbreaking shifts on an oil rig weeks at a time, missing holidays, birthdays, first steps, etc. would beg to differ. https://t.co/Pc5xCXFbn4

— Natalie Johnson (@nataliejohnsonn) November 28, 2018