Donald Trump went to journalists on Wednesday and said Gas struck $ 1.98 the Gallon this week “… in a few states”. Not only did this have happened (and would have been a big news if it was), but, when the reality of gas prices was reported, the White House has doubled on the complaint while performing with journalists, who apparently do not have cars and who all live in a “big bubble of the city”.
A journalist asked Trump when the Americans could expect to see inflation motivated by his heavy tariff economic plan. He described the journalist for a falsely before pretending that gas has reached less than $ 2 the gallon in certain states. Of CNN:
Trump responded to a journalist who asked him the White House how long the Americans can expect to undergo higher prices because of his commercial policies.
This is not true. No state had an average gas price, even almost $ 1.98 Gallon on Wednesday. The two states that were tied with the lowest average gas price on Wednesday, the Mississippi and Tennessee, were both $ 2.70 per gallon, according to data provided by AAA.
In fact, the national average was greater than $ 3 the gallon at $ 3.17. As we know, because there are several tools used by journalists and consumers to follow the price of gas, such as AAA and Gasbuddy, and which even allow consumers to locate the cheapest gas in a state.
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The cheapest gas in America this week: $ 2.19 per gallon
Image of a gas price panel – Andrew Harnik / Getty Images
When asked to explain the gap, the White House doubled on Trump’s incorrect complaint. The White House spokesman Harrison Fields answered CNN’s question on the declaration by telling journalists to “visit average America, where gas prices are at low records”.
So, I am a journalist, which covers gas prices and the automotive industry in general, and I live in average America. You cannot get more flies than the big state of Michigan. Here, the average gas price falls firmly in accordance with the national average being reported by AAA and Gasbuddy: $ 3.17. But it is in the sparkling ethics lands with such world renowned cities such as Detroit, Lansing and Grand Rapids. However, more states adjacent to petrol production such as Texas and Alabama did not see $ 1.98 per Gallon either. In fact, the lowest gas in the country was $ 2.19 per lead gallon in a station in Texas.
There are many journalists who live in average America. Honestly, it is not so well paid for most of us. Indeed.com reports that the average salary is only a little more than $ 50,000. This number is often higher in large cities, to compensate for the cost of living more expensive, but not much. Unless they are supported by family money or a rich spouse (a situation mounted in a career that may require at least a year, if not more, of unpaid “internships” to finally get a job) are American Americans, with mortgages and childcare payments and work trips.
All the same care, in fact, that the “real” Americans who pay less than $ 2 the gallon for gas in this mysterious “real” America. A quick glance at his LinkedIn, however, suggests that Harrison Fields has worked at DC (and is probably especially lived there) since 2018, and where the average of this week for a gallon of gas was $ 3.16.
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