A gap has opened up between the Trump administration’s promises on gas prices and what drivers are actually paying, and the White House press secretary is drawing attention for how she’s framing it.
Updated 52 minutes ago, August 12, 2026
A gap has opened up between the Trump administration’s promises on gas prices and what drivers are actually paying, and the White House press secretary is drawing attention for how she’s framing it.
Trump promised gas under $2 a gallon. The national average is now double that, and his own press secretary went on Fox News to call the country “more affordable.”
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