White House Doubles Down On Claims Gas Hit $1.98 A Gallon This Week, Despite Reality

[UpInArms]

Donald Trump went in front of reporters on Wednesday and claimed gas hit $1.98 a gallon this week "...in a couple of states." Not only did this not happen (and would have been big news if it had) but, when the reality of gas prices was pointed out, the White House doubled down on the claim while getting a dig in at reporters, who apparently don't own cars and all live in a "big city bubble."

A reporter asked Trump when Americans can expect to see inflation driven by his tariff-heavy economic plan. He called the reporter untruthful before falsely claiming that gas reached under $2 a gallon in some states. From CNN: 

Trump was responding to a journalist who asked him at the White House how long Americans can expect to experience higher prices because of his trade policies.Trump claimed Americans have already seen the situation "get much better," alleged the reporter is not "truthful," then added, "You have gasoline that hit $1.98 yesterday in a couple of states."

That's not true. No state had an average gas price even close to $1.98 per gallon on Wednesday. The two states that were tied with the lowest average gas price on Wednesday, Mississippi and Tennessee, were both at $2.70 per gallon, according to data provided by AAA.

In fact, the national average was over $3 per gallon at $3.17. We know this, because there are multiple tools used by journalists and consumers to track the price of gas, like AAA and GasBuddy, and that even allow consumers to locate the cheapest gas in a state.

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[kysrsoze]

1. Double-plus good, comrades! Oceania has always been at war with Eurasia!

[NewHendoLib]

2. If it speaks, it lies

[doc03]

3. Still $2.99 here was $2.79 on Jan 20th. nt

[ProfessorGAC]

5. $3.059 to $3.249 Here

Same time frame.

[LuckyLib]

4. Visiting in California. Gas is $5.09 per gallon.

[bluesbassman]

6. I just paid $2.51 for regular in Dripping Springs Texas.

It’s usually.20 to .30 higher in Austin.

[BajaDoll]

7. Dripping Springs

You have a pretty good Neil Young'ish musician in Dripping Springs called Israel Nash. Rollin On is a pretty good tune.

[bluesbassman]

9. Yep. There's a lot of good musicians in Central Texas.

The Austin city music scene isn’t what it used to be though, but still good music around.

[Tree Lady]

8. Paid $3.75 in southern Oregon

Before my trip. Just filled up here Bay Area CA $4.79. Both at Costco.

[GenThePerservering]

10. About $4.25 here in northwest Washington State

even the Lummi Indian rez doesn't have it for $1.98 and they're the cheapest along the I5 corridor.

[Prairie Gates]

11. Trump doesn't drive, has probably never pumped his own gas, and has no clue how much it costs

He's also a liar and a con artist.