Some Experts Challenge Trump’s ‘$1.98’ Gas Price Post

President Donald Trump began a post on Truth Social on Friday with the comment, “Gasoline just broke $1.98 a Gallon.” Gas prices are down in some areas of the country, but AAA reported the average for a gallon of unleaded across the country was holding on Saturday morning at $3.17. AAA also reported that the national average price went up $0.02 since last week.

The President also said in his post that, “groceries (and eggs!) down, energy down, mortgage rates down, employment strong, and much more good news, as Billions of Dollars pour in from Tariffs.”

ABC reported that some national consumer price experts said the president’s comments may be misleading. The report indicated that food prices have generally gone up, and gas prices have essentially remained steady.

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