Gas prices now higher under Trump than Biden-era average, analysis finds
AAA data show gasoline averaged less than a cent higher under Trump than Biden, as elevated fuel costs keep pressure on Republicans.
- Gas prices reached a record high of $4.17 per gallon on Election Day, according to AAA data, roughly 37 cents higher than the previous record set in 2022.
- Fuel costs skyrocketed since President Donald Trump joined forces with Israel to attack Iran in February, effectively closing The Strait to oil transit and disrupting global energy supplies.
- Diesel prices surged 70 percent to an average of $6.35 per gallon, while national regular gasoline averages $4.29 per gallon, up from $2.98 before the conflict began.
- A poll from the New York Times and Siena University found 75 percent of likely voters disapprove of how Trump handled gas prices, with the issue weighing heavily on voters' minds.
- At an Iowa rally on Sunday, Trump defended the energy cost increase, calling it "a small price to pay" for security in the Middle East while promising farmer relief.
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During Donald Trump's second term as president, average fuel prices in the US have almost reached a record high for any previous administration. Diesel prices have risen particularly sharply, the Financial Times reports.
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