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Gas prices that rose from a national average of $2.98 per gallon before the Iran conflict to a peak of $4.56 per gallon in late May — before retreating to $3.87 by the end of June — are registering sharply with American consumers, but voters attending President Donald Trump's rally on the National Mall this week largely declined to hold the president responsible.
With Washington and Tehran scheduled to hold talks in Doha, Qatar on June 30, Trump's political coalition is wagering that a diplomatic resolution will ease pressure at the pump before November's midterm elections.
Iran and Biden Take the Blame At the "Great American State Fair" rally celebrating the nation's 250th anniversary, attendees drew a consistent line between the Iran-driven price spike and the affordability stresses they attribute to the previous administration.
Billy of North Carolina pointed to Biden-era gas prices as his benchmark for failed economic management.
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