National gas prices higher than Biden says
The national average price of gas did not reach $5 until June 2022 under the Biden administration, and it remained under $3 for the entirety of the Trump administration, according to GasBuddy.
The Head of Petroleum Analysis at GasBuddy, Patrick De Haan, told the Daily Caller the average price of gas when Biden took office Jan. 18 was $2.38.
The Biden administration has made misleading statements about gas in previous months, using the “most common” price metric instead of the national average price of gas. Although the “most common” price is accurate, it does not account for what most Americans are paying at the pump. (RELATED: Biden Admin Keeps Pushing Misleading Gas Prices)
Biden and White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre both stressed $3.49 as the “most common” price of gas Monday, despite the national average being $3.79 that day, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA).
Fifteen states had average prices at or below $3.49 a gallon Monday. California had the highest average of $5.75 the same day, according to AAA.
The administration also claimed earlier in October that $3.29 was the “most common price at gas stations,” but 39 states in the country had average gas prices above that number during that time frame. (RELATED: White House Misleads Americans With Claim About Gas Prices)
The national average is currently higher than the “most common” price “because the national average has been ‘pulled up’ by regions that experienced refinery outages and skyrocketing prices in September,” De Haan told the Caller.
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The price in this part of Texas is cheaper than the national average. I paid $3.11 a gallon today. California has fewer refineries and it also requires a specail blend which drives up the cost.
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