Trump Claims Gas Prices Are Way Down as Iran War Drives 50% Average Rise

1 articles · Updated · BuzzFeed · May 14

A 50% average jump in U.S. gas prices since the Iran war began has become a major consumer concern, even as Donald Trump posted that prices were "way down."
Trump’s message, shared in a tweet highlighted by a May 8 video clip, directly clashes with the broader price surge Americans are facing at the pump.
The disconnect underscores how fuel costs have become a central political pressure point as the Iran conflict feeds into household expenses.

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