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Gas Prices Rise as Trump Downplays Impact, Voters Voice Concern
AAA says the national average reached $4.48 a gallon as 61% of voters call gas prices a major household problem, according to a Fox News survey.
- The national average for a gallon of gas reached $4.48 on Friday, according to AAA, rising 17 cents over the last week and $1.27 from a year ago.
- During a North Carolina event on Wednesday, President Donald Trump dismissed concerns about rising fuel costs, calling the war-related inflation a "very inexpensive price to pay" to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons.
- A Fox News survey released Wednesday found 61% of voters identify gas prices as a major household problem, while 63% say the administration has worsened the economy, up from 52% in September 2025.
- Early voting is underway in states including Virginia, where voters expressed frustration over the economic climate, creating a challenging political environment for the Republican Party seven weeks before the November midterms.
- Historically, the party holding the White House faces significant midterm losses, a trend now weighing on Republican candidates struggling with weak approval ratings and an affordability crisis despite campaign promises to fix it.
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Rising gas prices frustrate voters. Trump says it’s an ‘inexpensive price to pay’ for the Iran war
In sweltering Edinburg, Texas, 52-year-old Kristin Jimenez shrugged off the rising price of gas after filling up her Mercedes.
·Hartford, United States
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Total News Sources55
Leaning Left13Leaning Right8Center28Last UpdatedBias Distribution57% Center
Bias Distribution
- 57% of the sources are Center
57% Center
L 27%
C 57%
R 16%
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