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CNN host Don Lemon celebrated that the national average for gas prices was “easing up” — after it was revealed that the Biden administration reportedly had secret talks with media outlets.

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• “Big economic relief for millions of Americans who have been dealing with soaring energy prices. The price at the pump is finally easing up,” he said on “Don Lemon Tonight” on Tuesday.

• Lemon said that AAA data showed that the price per gallon was at $3.35 — the lowest since October — and noted that forecasts showed it could drop to $3.01 by January.

• Biden last month ordered a record 50 million barrels of oil released from the country’s strategic reserve, aiming to bring down gas prices amid concerns about inflation.

• The administration is “not happy” with the unflattering headlines and coverage of the supply-chain disaster and handling of the economy — and so “has been working behind the scenes trying to reshape coverage in its favor,” CNN’s Reliable Sources said.

• National Economic Council deputy directors David Kamin and Bharat Ramamurti, as well as ports envoy John Porcari, “have been briefing major newsrooms over the past week,” a source told the outlet’s media reporter Oliver Darcy.

SOURCE: NYPOST