Donald Trump said gas prices were $1.86 when he left the White House.
PolitiFact's ruling was false.
During an interview with conservative broadcaster Hugh Hewitt, former President Donald Trump took shots at his successor, Joe Biden. An attack on Biden was one of them.
Here is an exchange from the interview.
"Energy prices were independent, and now we're going begging, 'OPEC please send us oil, we have no oil, please send us oil.' " In certain areas of California, it was $7. Can you believe it?
"I can't."
When I left, it was $1.86.
Gas prices are currently at their highest levels since 2014, and the year-over-year rise is among the highest in at least 30 years.
The price per gallon when Trump left the White House was not correct. The office of Trump did not respond to the inquiry.
The price data was collected by the Energy Information Administration. The national average price of a gallon of gasoline was more than double what Trump said it was.
The last time the national average gasoline price was as low as it was was in March 2020, when demand cratered due to business and government shutdowns.
If he was going to refer to California, he would be further off. Some of the highest prices in the country can be found in the state. The average price in California that week was more than 75% higher than what Trump said. The average weekly price in California has risen as high as about $4.55 but is nowhere near $7 during Biden's term.
In Texas, which has among the lowest gas prices, the average price that week was just under $2 in Houston.
Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis with GasBuddy, said that the average price of gasoline in the U.S. on January 20, 2021, was $1.86 per gallon.
In some states, there were individual stations that were selling gas for less than $2 a gallon, but there were also stations that were selling gas for more than $5 a gallon. Trump would be engaging in extreme cherry-picking by highlighting an unrepresentative price as typical as he was leaving the White House.
The president has limited control over the weekly and monthly changes in gasoline prices. Global supply and demand are the main factors that affect gas prices.
The coronaviruses epidemic played a major role under both presidents. The lowest prices under Trump came when demand was low, while the highest prices under Biden came when demand was high.
Our ruling.
When he was in office, Trump said that gasoline prices were almost $2 a gallon.
When Trump left the White House, the national average price for gasoline was about 28% higher than what he said.
The statement is rated False by us.
Sources.
Donald Trump was interviewed by Hugh Hewitt.
The national average gasoline prices were accessed on December 8. The year 2021.
Email interview with Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis with GasBuddy.
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