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Trump Blames Ukraine for Gas Prices: Where Diesel Costs Are Highest

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President Trump blamed Ukraine and refinery closures for fuel costs as AAA data showed California has the highest diesel prices.

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  1. Just the News

    Trump again claims Ukraine war responsible for gas prices, not Iran war (opens Just the News)

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    The narrative comes ahead of the November midterm elections, which Democrats currently are favored to win.

  2. The New Republic

    Trump Finds a New Way to Blame Gas Prices on Anyone But Himself (opens The New Republic)

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    Suddenly, gas prices have absolutely nothing to do with the Iran war, according to the U.S. president. After spending months denying and downplaying the fact that gas and diesel prices have become more expensive, Donald Trump finally conceded Monday.

  3. Washington Examiner

    Trump says Ukraine and blue states to blame for high gas prices rather than the Iran war (opens Washington Examiner)

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    President Donald Trump said on Monday that Ukraine’s bombing of Russian oil refineries and the energy policies of “blue states” are to blame for elevated gas prices, not the ongoing war with Iran. “What’s driving up Gasoline is no longer the Strait of Hormuz, because Record Numbers of Barrels are co…

  4. PoliticusUSA

    Trump Blames Blue States, Not His Iran War, For Gas Prices (opens PoliticusUSA)

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    The reality that he is soon going to be a lame-duck, irrelevant president is slowly creeping in on Donald Trump, who accused blue states of cheating in elections, and causing high gas prices.

  5. Al Jazeera

    Trump blames Democrats and Ukraine for soaring US fuel prices, not Iran war (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Trump shifts blame for fuel price hikes to blue states like California and Ukraine strikes on Russian oil refineries.

  6. Newsweek

    Trump Blames Ukraine for Gas Prices: Where Diesel Costs Are Highest (opens Newsweek)

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    President Trump blamed Ukraine and refinery closures for fuel costs as AAA data showed California has the highest diesel prices.