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If rising gasoline prices are hitting you hard, Christian Walker, son of retired football great and Georgia Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker, wants you to know he’s feeling the pain at the pump as well. Even if he’s voicing his opinions while sporting pricey designer duds.
Christian took to Instagram and Twitter
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to share his thoughts about paying $98.37 for roughly 21 gallons of gas. “OKAY THIS ISNT (sic) FUNNY ANYMORE. $98???” he wrote on Instagram. In the same post, he also criticized President Joe Biden, saying, “While Joe takes his afternoon naps and vacations at his beach house, GAS PRICES AND INFLATION ARE SOARING.”
Christian also posted a video on Twitter that shows him at the pump. In it, he mocked President Biden’s pledge to unify the nation. “This is divisive to my bank account and my hard-earned money,” he said.
But on social media, some were quick to note that the issue couldn’t be affecting Christian all that much, given that he was wearing a Givenchy hoodie that costs nearly $1,300. And the discussion led both Herschel and Christian Walker’s names and Givenchy to trend on Twitter on Monday. The video was also high on Reddit’s homepage earlier that morning.
One commentator on Twitter summarized it thusly: “I’m not sure which is more ridiculous…Christian Walker whining about gas prices while wearing a $1200 Givenchy hoodie, or anyone spending $1200 on a hoodie because it says Givenchy on it.”
Others had similar reactions:
Christian has already responded to some of the criticism. In one tweet, he noted that he’s worked for a living. In another, he said: “Democrats care more about my sweatshirts than the fact that they voted for a nutjob president who’s hurting the working class.”
Regardless of all the back and forth, the one fact that’s undeniable is that the cost of gas has indeed surged of late. U.S. monthly government data shows that prices increased from an average of $1.93 per gallon in April 2020 to $3.49 per gallon last month.
