Trump Administration Struggles to Contain Soaring Gas Prices
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Oil pumpjacks in the Inglewood Oil Field near Los Angeles on March 10. Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images Last month, President Donald Trump took time during his State of the Union address to brag about plummeting gas prices during his tenure, claiming that some Americans were paying as little as $1.99 a gallon at the pump. But the tone of the Trump administration’s messaging has shifted drastically in recent weeks as the nation grapples with increasing gasoline prices stemming from the ongoing
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