Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, faced immediate backlash Tuesday after a video went viral of him refusing to answer a question about whether he supports the Biden administration’s push to “ban” gasoline-powered cars.
In a video posted online, Brown was asked as he walked down a street in Washington, D.C., “Senator Brown, do you think gasoline cars should be banned?”
After not answering and continuing to walk, Brown was asked if he supported the EPA’s decision to ban gasoline-powered cars.
Mr Brown again refused to answer, but was asked three “yes” or “no” questions: “Should petrol cars be banned?”
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Senator Sherrod Brown (left) and President Biden (Getty Images)
Mr. Brown refused to respond for the third time and continued on his way.
“Facing his toughest election yet, Sherrod Brown is trying to escape a decades-long track record of supporting green energy plans that burden hard-working Ohioans with high prices and cripple the energy sector. ” said Reagan McCarthy, communications director for Mr. Bernie, Mr. Brown’s Senate opponent, a Republican businessman. Moreno told Fox News Digital in a statement.
“Make no mistake, Brown supported Joe Biden’s radical anti-energy policies from day one of his administration.”
Moreno too Posted an exchange Regarding X, he said, “Sherrod Brown won’t answer because he’s a Green New Deal radical who wants to crush American autoworkers and hand over our industry to China.”
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“Sherrod Brown and Joe Biden don’t just want to ban gasoline-powered cars, they want to overhaul the entire American economy to appease the far left,” National Republican Senatorial Committee spokesman Philip Retzow told Fox News Digital. “We want to reform,” he said.
“Democrats’ green energy policies are enriching China while wreaking havoc on American manufacturing, and Sherrod Brown is working with Democrats every step of the way.”
This exchange also provoked criticism. Social media user.
“That’s because Sherrod Brown is a Green New Deal radical who agrees with Biden!!!” Donald Trump Jr. Posted in X.
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) during a Senate vote at the U.S. Capitol on January 23, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc, via Getty Images)
On social media, Mr. Brown voted against Biden has raised the issue of emissions credits in the past and has opposed his EPA.
‘This is strange’ Phil Karpen, chairman of American Commitment Posted in X. “He actually voted right! To stop Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency ban on gas-powered cars! I mean, we knew he would fight back immediately after the election. But he didn’t have the role. I don’t even feel like fulfilling my mission???”
Brown has voted almost 100% for President Biden and has voted to approve 99% of Biden’s nominees.
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A spokesperson for Brown told Fox News Digital: “Senator Brown does not tell anyone what kind of car they should drive.
“He just wants more cars made in Ohio by auto workers who earn middle-class wages. That’s why he said he wanted to help the state when government policy was wrong for Ohio’s auto industry. is standing up to the government and fighting for a ban on Chinese-made electric cars.
The Biden administration recently finalized a long-awaited proposed environmental regulation that would curb tailpipe emissions from gasoline-powered vehicles as part of a broader effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and combat global warming.
In the new plan, car manufacturers will be forced to Immediately reduce greenhouse gas, hydrocarbon, nitrogen oxide, and particulate matter emissions from new passenger cars, light trucks, large pickups, and vans starting with the 2027 model year.
A placard posted on the outside of the EPA building in Washington, D.C. (St. Petersburg)
“As millions of Americans struggle with high costs and inflation, the Biden administration has finalized regulations that will specifically remove most new gasoline-powered vehicles and traditional hybrid vehicles from the U.S. market within 10 years.” said the US fuel and petrochemical manufacturer. In a statement following the release of the EPA rule, Chet Thompson, president and CEO, and Mike Somers, president and CEO of the American Petroleum Institute, said:
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“While the President and the Environmental Protection Agency claim they have ‘softened’ their approach, nothing could be further from the truth.”
Mr. Brown faces a fierce re-election bid against Mr. Moreno in November, but the Cook Political Report calls it a toss-up, with Republicans in a state where Mr. Trump leads by 8 points. Many believe this will be one of their best chances to take control of the Senate majority. In 2020.
Fox News Digital’s Thomas Catenacci contributed to this report
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