White House deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre backtracked Monday after slamming reporting on the Line 5 pipeline in Michigan as "inaccurate," admitting that the administration is indeed exploring the potential impact of shutting it down amid a global energy crisis. BIDEN DRAWS CRITICISM OVER POSSIBLE PLAN TO SHUT DOWN OIL PIPELINE AS WINTER APPROACHES"So, Peter, that is inaccurate," Jean-Pierre fired back. "The reporting about us wanting to shut down the Line 5," Jean-Pierre responded. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPPolitico originally reported Sunday that the Biden administration was weighing the potential market consequences of shutting down the pipeline. While Jean-Pierre referred to an environmental study about the pipeline, the Politico report said the administration was looking at the economic impacts of killing the pipeline.

Source: Fox News November 09, 2021 13:39 UTC