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justsomeguy01

(51 posts)
11. 50%, my wrinkled old butt !
Wed May 6, 2026, 09:40 AM
5 hrs ago

Prior to the attack on Venezuela, gas was around $ 2.39. Trump was talking about how gas was "$ 1.99".
The Venezuela coup brought it to around $ 2.98.
It is now around $ 4.68.
Almost exactly DOUBLE what it was before the Republican wars.

The skewed statistics by AAA are highly selective.

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