Jeffries Faces $5 Gas Price Challenge After Blaming Trump for $4.50 Pump Surge
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 15
Jeffries Faces $5 Gas Price Challenge After Blaming Trump for $4.50 Pump Surge
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 15
Summary
Hakeem Jeffries was pressed on live TV after blaming Donald Trump’s Iran war for “skyrocketing gas prices,” with host Rosanna Scotto pointing to higher prices under Barack Obama and Joe Biden.
Scotto cited gasoline above $5 a gallon during Biden’s term, prompting Jeffries to answer that the spike came in the immediate aftermath of the pandemic before the interview moved on.
The exchange came after Jeffries argued Trump’s conflict with Iran had significantly raised living costs; national gas prices had topped $4.50 a gallon under Trump last month.
Those prices have since eased in recent weeks as the Trump administration negotiates with Iran, while the U.S. record national average remains Biden-era June 2022 at $5.02 a gallon.