California Governor Gavin Newsom took to social media on March 8 and 9 to criticize the Trump administration's military strikes on Iran, blaming the resulting surge in gasoline prices across California and the nation on the "costly" and "illegal" war, which he said forces American families to bear the losses.
Newsom argued that the price hike effectively acts as a tax on all Americans.
Gas prices in California have been climbing over the past week. According to data from the American Automobile Association (AAA), the average price for regular gasoline in the state hit approximately US$5.20 per gallon on March 9, a two-year high. Premium gasoline averaged about US$5.60 per gallon on the same day, while diesel reached around US$5.96 per gallon.
The Wall Street Journal recently reported that this energy market shock, the most severe since the 1970s, is rapidly pushing up retail gasoline and diesel prices. This has led to higher mortgage rates and borrowing costs in the U.S., jeopardizing the Trump administration's economic policies. The high prices could further burden American families, potentially becoming the president's biggest vulnerability ahead of the November congressional midterm elections.
(Video source: Newsom's FB)
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