Why Republican talking points on gas prices are so embarrassing

Why Republican talking points on gas prices are so embarrassing

One of the first signs of trouble came in April, when Donald Trump held a virtual town-hall event with a Republican congressional candidate and devoted a fair amount of time focusing on gas prices.

As far as the former president was concerned, he and his team "had 'em below $2" per gallon, but now that he's gone from the White House, that's no longer the case. A month later, through his defunct blog, Trump pushed the same line, writing ahead of Memorial Day weekend, "I'm sorry to say the gasoline prices that you will be confronted with are far higher than they were just a short number of months ago where we had gasoline under $2 a gallon. Remember as you're watching the meter tick, and your dollars pile up, how great of a job Donald Trump did as President."

Some of his allies are picking up on the same line of attack.