Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, once a staunch MAGA loyalist, is taking direct aim at President Donald Trump over surging gas prices, placing the blame squarely on his shoulders.
Inflation is shaping up to be a decisive factor in November’s midterm elections following Trump’s decision to launch several trade wars and enter a hot war against Iran in February. Iran retaliated by closing the Strait of Hormuz, choking off oil shipments from the region and driving fuel prices sharply higher.
A Fox News poll released Wednesday found more than 60 percent of Americans say grocery and gas prices are a “major problem” for their families. Despite the growing frustration, Trump downplayed the concerns at a rally in North Carolina on Wednesday night, telling the crowd that the cost of gas is “a very inexpensive price to pay.”
Greene, who split from Trump over the administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, posted a video to social media Tuesday, filming herself outside a California gas station to hammer the president over prices. “Alright, $8.49 for diesel in California,” she said. “Let me tell you something. It’s $6.59 in Georgia. I don’t care if it’s Georgia or California. It’s way too high. This is ridiculous.”
As of Wednesday, the national average for a gallon of gas stood at $4.37, while diesel prices have climbed to record highs. Greene pointed to the sign outside the station showing regular unleaded gas priced at $6.19 and nine-tenths per gallon.
“Look, everything you buy, your food, your supplies, all of your goods, gets delivered by diesel,” Greene continued. “The war in Iran has got to stop. This is Trump’s fault. This should not be this high. It needs to end. Ridiculous.”
Greene’s public rebuke lands as Trump’s approval numbers continue to sink across the board. A UMass survey from August put his approval rating at just 32 percent, while another poll showed Democrats leading Republicans in a generic congressional ballot by a wide margin, 51 percent to 43 percent. With economic frustration mounting, the GOP is widely expected to lose control of the House, and possibly the Senate, come November.
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