Gas prices rise to $4.46 per gallon and oil jumps as shippers stay out of Strait of Hormuz
Summary
Gas hit $4.46 per gallon Monday and as oil futures jumped after three days of declines, increasing the direct cost to U.S. consumers of the war with Iran.
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Gas prices were under $3.00 a gallon before the reckless Republican war of choice in the Middle East. Today it is $4.45. You deserve better. https://t.co/sLqBRg0LJU
Trump before the election: “My plan will cut energy prices in half within 12 months of taking office. We’re going down and getting gasoline below $2 a gallon, bring down the price of everything…” The AAA national average for regular gas today is $4.44, the highest in four https://t.co/93cSWz0aeE
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