Source summary (excerpt): “President Donald Trump promised voters who were angry about inflation that he would slash gasoline prices below $2 a gallon in his first year in office.”
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Politics & PolicyBRIEF
Trump promised to slash energy costs — but gasoline, diesel and jet fuel all soared instead
CNBC reported on Sat Oct 31, 7:49 AM CT, unconfirmed by other outlets so far: Trump promised to slash energy costs — but gasoline, diesel and jet fuel all soared instead.
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