As Trump’s reckless war of choice in Iran reaches its second month, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer revealed a new congressional report showing New Yorkers have paid $265,202,780 more for gasoline compared to prices before the war. Though the Trump campaign promised to get the price of gasoline under $2 a gallon, the average price for a gallon of gas in New York state is currently more than $4. Schumer called on Trump to stop his reckless war in Iran, which is costing hardworking New York families hundreds of millions of dollars – on top of the already increased prices New Yorkers are paying due to Trump’s counterproductive tariff war.
“Trump started a war in Iran with no clear plan or strategy, and now New Yorkers are stuck paying the price at the gas pump. The Trump administration doesn’t even pretend to care, saying, ‘If they rise, they rise.’ Meanwhile, our families, farmers, and small businesses all get forced to spend millions more on gas,” said Senator Schumer. “Americans do not want Donald Trump’s war, they want lower costs. The President is ranting like an unhinged madman on social media and ignoring how American families are suffering economic pain from the gas pump to the grocery store. Day after day, Americans are paying a whopping ‘war tax’ at the gas pump and beyond thanks to Donald Trump’s rash and damaging foreign policy and failed economic policy. This reckless war in Iran is costing Americans billions, and it must end.”
A new report from the Joint Economic Committee found that families in every state have had to spend millions more on gasoline over the past month. Based on average gasoline prices and data on gasoline production, the report found that New Yorkers have paid $265,202,780 more for gasoline compared to prices before the war.
According to the report, families across the country are spending 35% more at the pump than they did on February 28, with the average price to fill up one tank reaching $145 for the top-selling pickup truck, $58 for the top-selling SUV, and $52 for the top-selling sedan. Overall, families across America are paying $8.4 billion more for gasoline compared to prices before Trump’s war on Iran.
This is on top of the billions the war in Iran has already cost American taxpayers. In the first six days alone, the war cost American taxpayers $11.3 billion, with new estimates showing Americans’ costs for the war are expected to reach over $25 billion, and the Trump administration is asking for hundreds of billions more to fund the war, while slashing the programs American families rely on.
Trump originally campaigned on the promise to get the price of gasoline under $2 a gallon. Instead, he has chosen to enter the U.S. into a conflict that is dramatically spiking costs in New York State and across the country. The average price in New York state is currently more than $4. Families are already struggling with rising healthcare, food, and energy costs due to Trump’s chaotic tariffs and ill-conceived economic policies.
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