The White House deleted a post from President Biden’s official POTUS account after users panned it for mistakenly accusing the Supreme Court of overturning on Monday a Department of Energy freeze on new liquefied natural gas exports.
The actual ruling came from federal Judge James Cain of the Western District of Louisiana, who said the Department of Energy’s export pause would be “stayed in its entirety, effective immediately.”
President Biden’s since-deleted post read: “Yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling on our pause on Liquified Natural Gas exports is incredibly disappointing.”
The post continued, “I’ll continue doing everything I can to protect our environment and our communities, while ensuring America’s energy security.”
Users on X mocked the post, calling it “embarrassing” and to “Give Joe a break. It’s after 4 pm,” referencing a recent report that the president is more prone to mental lapses after 4 p.m.
The Washington Times has reached out to The White House for comment.
DOCUMENT: Biden's deleted Supreme Court/LNG post
While it is unlikely Mr. Biden handles his own social media, the post appeared amid serious questions about the president’s cognitive decline following a disastrous debate performance last week, leading to a debate as to whether he should be at the top of the Democrats’ ticket in November.
Mr. Biden went on the attack against the Supreme Court Monday night following the high court’s decision on former President Donald Trump’s immunity case.
In a last-minute scheduled White House speech, Mr. Biden said the decision makes the president equal to a king.
“Today’s decision almost certainly means that there are no limits on what a president can do. This is a fundamentally new principle and it’s a dangerous precedent because the power of the office will no longer be constrained by the law, even including the Supreme Court of the United States,” he said.
The court ruled that presidents enjoy “absolute immunity” for official acts taken under their core responsibilities and may have some immunity from criminal prosecution for other official behavior, but they do not enjoy immunity for unofficial acts.
• Kerry Picket can be reached at kpicket@washingtontimes.com.
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