While Trump previously proclaimed, “I think you’re going to see $2 gasoline pretty soon,” the average price of gas is now higher than it’s ever been at this point in an election cycle.
It has been broken promise after broken promise when it comes to Republicans addressing the sky-high gas prices that they are forcing working families to pay. From their inability to bring down inflation to their unpopular war with Iran and their reckless tariffs, Republicans are not only refusing to lower costs, but they’re actively making things more expensive with no relief in sight. Here’s what happened:
FIRST: Trump proclaimed less than a year ago, “I think you’re going to see $2 gasoline pretty soon.”
THEN: Energy Secretary Chris Wright told the nation that, “there’s a very good chance” that gas prices would be back under $3 a gallon by summer.
NOW: It’s after Labor Day, kids are back in school, and gas prices are NOT under $2. Or $3. Or even $4. The average price of gas has risen to $4.43 a gallon — the highest it’s ever been at this point in an election cycle.
Take a look at what that means throughout the country:
- In Alaska: ‘I just don’t drive anywhere’: As fuel prices climb, Alaskans adjust
- In Florida: Gas tops $4 a gallon across South Florida with no relief in sight, forcing drivers to change routines
- In Michigan: ‘A slap and a blow to the gut’: Drivers struggle as metro Detroit gas prices continue to rise
- In North Carolina: Diesel prices hit record high in NC, and gas prices top $4 a gallon (again)
- In Georgia: Rising gas prices strain wallets in Georgia and South Carolina
- In Michigan: Gas prices jump 32 cents, largest increase in nation
- In Texas: Houston gas prices rise and meaningful relief is unlikely in the near term
- In Georgia: Georgia gas prices climb above $4 a gallon after Labor Day as Iran war intensifies
- In Massachusetts: No relief from inflation as Middle East clashes lift fuel prices to painful levels
While Republican policies have caused gas prices to soar, they’ve also jacked up diesel prices — hitting farmers, producers, manufacturers, small businesses, and school districts hard. The average price of diesel has risen to $6.39 a gallon — topping $6 for the first time ever.
Here’s what that means across America:
- In Virginia: ‘I had a stroke’: Chesapeake farmer reacts to diesel prices topping $6
- In Tennessee: Soaring diesel prices push trucking family to the brink, forcing tough choices
- In Texas: Texas business says record diesel prices are ‘derailing’ projects, and could raise food costs
- In Arizona: Record-high diesel prices squeeze Arizona small businesses
- In Georgia: ‘We make the world go ‘round. When we stop, it stops’: Truck drivers speak out as diesel prices reach record highs
- In Wisconsin: Wisconsin diesel prices hit record high, leaving truckers and consumers struggling
- In Nebraska: ‘Can’t leave crops in the field’: Nebraska farmers brace for soaring diesel costs at harvest
- In Georgia: Spiking diesel prices hit metro area haulers hard
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