As Iran War Drives up Gasoline Prices in US, Trump Blames Ukraine, Democrats
- President Donald Trump shifted blame for high energy prices to Ukraine and Democrats on Monday, citing attacks on Russian refineries and refinery closures in Blue States like California.
- Energy prices spiked after Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway carrying one-fifth of global oil supplies. Trump now asserts the Strait is no longer the primary driver, as daily oil shipments have returned to prewar levels.
- Americans have spent $107 billion more on gas and oil since the conflict began seven months ago, according to Brown University analysis. Gasoline costs have risen to $4.36 per gallon, up from approximately $2.99.
- Millions of barrels from European reserves are expected to reach markets in the near future, following Trump's urgent plea to G7 leaders last week to stabilize prices.
- Trump faces historic unpopularity in Kansas, where he trails significantly in approval ratings relative to his first term. Recent polling suggests the state could elect its first Democratic senator in 94 years.
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Trump again stated that because of Ukraine's strikes on Russian refineries, gasoline prices are rising in the U.S. Donald Trump said that Ukraine's attacks on Russian refineries cause gasoline prices <p>in the United States to rise. He also mentioned the closure factories in California.</p>
Trump accuses the Democrats earlier US President Donald Trump accused Ukraine of rising global gasoline prices. Now he has added a Democratic Party to the "list of perpetrators." This is reported by RBK-Ukraine with reference to the US Head's statement, transmitting the Rapid Responsion 47 to H. Trump accused Ukraine and the Trump Democrats of increasing gasoline prices not because of the Ormous Strait. "The production and production of record q…
U.S. President Donald Trump, who is trying to transfer the blame for rising gas prices to others, said on Monday that it is not caused by the war he launched against Iran, but rather by the Ukrainian attacks on Russia, reports AFP.
Donald Trump, who seeks to assign responsibility for the rising price of gasoline to others, assured Monday that it was not due to the war he launched against Iran but to the Ukrainian strikes against Russia. ...
Donald Trump, who seeks to assign responsibility for the rising price of gasoline to others, assured Monday that it was not due to the war he launched against Iran but to the Ukrainian strikes against Russia.
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