Fact check: Trump falsely claims gas prices hit $1.98 in some states.
President Donald Trump falsely claimed Thursday that some states saw gas prices fall to just $1.98 on Wednesday.
Trump was responding to a journalist who asked him at the White House how long Americans can expect to experience higher prices because of his trade policies.
Trump claimed Americans have already seen the situation “get much better,” alleged the reporter is not “truthful,” then added, “You have gasoline that hit $1.98 yesterday in a couple of states.”
That’s not true. No state had an average gas price even close to $1.98 per gallon on Wednesday. The two states that were tied with the lowest average gas price on Wednesday, Mississippi and Tennessee, were both at $2.70 per gallon, according to data provided by AAA.
Trump was responding to a journalist who asked him at the White House how long Americans can expect to experience higher prices because of his trade policies.
Trump claimed Americans have already seen the situation “get much better,” alleged the reporter is not “truthful,” then added, “You have gasoline that hit $1.98 yesterday in a couple of states.”
That’s not true. No state had an average gas price even close to $1.98 per gallon on Wednesday. The two states that were tied with the lowest average gas price on Wednesday, Mississippi and Tennessee, were both at $2.70 per gallon, according to data provided by AAA.
