Donald Trump claimed Wednesday that gasoline costs are a lot larger than they really are. (Watch the video under.)
It was an informal lie offered as arduous incontrovertible fact that didn’t get a lot play throughout his speech at an Iowa rally.
The previous president has misrepresented gas prices earlier than to pull President Joe Biden, however Trump’s newest gas fib merited consideration for its mammoth exaggeration.
“Gasoline costs at the moment are 5, 6, 7 and even 8 {dollars} a gallon,” the previous president mentioned. “Against this, below the Trump management, my management, inflation was nonexistent and we had gasoline right down to $1.87 a gallon.”
The common value as of Thursday morning was $3.104 per gallon, according to AAA. The low vary was $2.571 and the excessive vary was $4.703.
Folks on X (née Twitter) pushedback at Trump’s remark, however the Republican frontrunner will probably face no penalties for his lying.
Up to now, there have been instances of stations charging within the realm of $8. Trump selected to make his new declare at a time the place gasoline costs have tumbled to their lowest in practically a yr, the New York Times reported. Sixty % of gasoline stations are pumping at under $3 a gallon and 25% under $2.75, the newspaper famous in citing AAA stats.
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