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Fact check: Amid spike, prominent Republicans make false claims about gas prices
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Fact check: Amid spike, prominent Republicans make false claims about gas prices
Republicans face political risk from the spike in gasoline prices caused by the war President Donald Trump launched against Iran. Over the last two days, prominent Republicans have made a series of false claims about gas prices. Sen. Tim Scott, chair of Senate Republicans’ campaign committee, falsely claimed Thursday.
US gas reaches $4.30 per gallon; Trump says prices will drop after Iran war
The average price of one gallon (3.8 litres) of gasoline in the United States has reached $4.30, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA), up from less than $3 before the February 28 start of the US-Israel war on Iran. Thursday’s prices come as US President Donald Trump insists that time is on his side.