Gavin Newsom Says 'What?' After Sean Duffy Urges Americans To 'Take A Road Trip' Amid Gas Price Surge

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Urges Summer Road Trips Even As Americans Face Surging Fuel Costs – 'We're in a Good Place'

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has sparked debate by urging Americans to embrace summer road trips despite soaring petrol prices. During a high-profile Philadelphia energy briefing, Duffy claimed the nation remains in a 'good place' even as the US gas prices surge in 2026, trends show little sign of permanent relief. The Secretary noted that crude oil had recently dipped below $100 a barrel, a figure he used to justify his upbeat travel adv…

Gavin Newsom Says 'What?' After Sean Duffy Urges Americans To 'Take A Road Trip' Amid Gas Price Surge

Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) on Thursday criticized Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy for urging Americans to take road trips as gas prices surged in the U.S. Americans Paying 50% More For Gas In a post on X, Newsom’s Press Office quoted a video where Duffy shared his thoughts on the rising cost of gas at the pump, saying that prices would be coming down “immediately.” He also outlined that “energy prices came down below $100 a barrel.” data-…

Transportation chief fails to inspire confidence as gas prices soar

Sean Duffy tried and failed to calm Americans’ concerns about summer vacations becoming unaffordable.

White House Tells Struggling Families To Take A Road Trip As Gas Prices Hit New High

The Daily is fighting for democracy. Please support us by becoming a subscriber.Subscribe nowMore and more Americans are getting buried under the weight of escalating costs and inflation. Prices were high before Trump's Iran war, but the administration made the situation even worse by causing gas prices to skyrocket.The Trump administration’s response has not been what any sane leadership would do. Instead of dealing with the economic crisis by …