Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) joked on Tuesday that because of gas prices, it would be cheaper in his state “to buy cocaine and just run everywhere” rather than drive.
The Republican made the comment during an interview on Fox News’s Jesse Watters Primetime, in which Kennedy railed against the Biden administration’s economic policies that he said are leading to high gas prices in his state.
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“President Biden continues to campaign for more economic chaos. … Meanwhile, I don’t know about where you live, Jesse, but in my state, the price of gas is so high that it would be cheaper to buy cocaine and just run everywhere,” Kennedy told Watters during the segment.
Senator Kennedy’s most EPIC takedown of Biden EVER:
“The price of gas is so high that it would be cheaper to buy cocaine and just run everywhere— Biden is about as popular as a SINKHOLE.” pic.twitter.com/OT3iL4GyjQ
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) June 8, 2022
Gas prices in Louisiana are below the national average, with the average price for a gallon of regular at $4.49 as of Wednesday, according to AAA. However, the average price for a gallon of regular gas in Louisiana is the highest recorded average price in the state’s history and nearly $2 higher than the average price a year ago.
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The national average gas price is also at a record high of $4.97 for a gallon of regular, according to AAA.
The average price of a gram of cocaine in the United States was $96 in 2017, according to the most recent data from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. It’s unclear what the price of the drug is in Louisiana.
