Gas prices climb under Trump: Higher than Biden era
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Gas prices under President Donald Trump are now higher than they were under former President Joe Biden, according to the Egypt Independent.
During his 2024 campaign, Trump promised to make gas "dirt-cheap again." He blamed record-high prices on the Biden-Harris administration's "war on energy."
But a real war has changed the situation: Trump's deeply unpopular conflict with Iran. Nearly eight months into the war, global energy markets have been destabilized, pushing prices upward.