CNBC: Gasoline, diesel and jet fuel prices rose despite Trump's cost-cutting promise
A CNBC review finds fuel prices climbing through 2026, contradicting Trump's pledge to push gasoline below $2 a gallon in his first year.
What to know
- CNBC reports gasoline, diesel and jet fuel prices have all risen, contradicting Trump's campaign promise to slash energy costs.
- Trump had pledged to bring gasoline below $2 a gallon within his first year in office.
- The report surfaces ahead of midterm elections, adding to scrutiny of the administration's inflation record.
- Online reaction is limited but skeptical, with commenters framing the broken promise as part of a longer pattern.
Trump's broken promise is part of a consistent, longstanding pattern of saying one thing and doing another.
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“He does the opposite of what he says for ten years now, you’re just picking up on this?”
Leeanneluv_ · reddit ↗
Rising costs are causing real personal financial strain, met with sarcasm toward calls for patience.
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“Sure, I'm inpatient. Maybe I should just declare bankruptcy and then that'll make things better and I'll be thankful and optimistic again.”
OperatorofChaos · reddit ↗
Current energy and geopolitical dynamics echo past covert interventions with long-term destabilizing consequences.
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“Op Boot (MI6) and Op Ajax (CIA) both happened in the 1950s …which led to what happened in 1979”
krunk13 · reddit ↗
Donald Trump President of the United States
How it unfolded 4 developments, newest first · click a bar or a number to jump articlespostscomments
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Commenter responds with sarcasm about personal financial strain
A Reddit commenter reacts sarcastically to being told to be patient, invoking personal bankruptcy as a dark joke about the cost-of-living impact.
“Sure, I'm inpatient. Maybe I should just declare bankruptcy and then that'll make things better and I'll be thankful and optimistic again.”
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We’ve been producing more gas and oil than ever before since 2021. There was nothing in the way of that. In fact we actually produced on average over 12+million barrels of oil a day. Under trump is around 11. That’s right loyalist, we produced more under Biden. And if we’re removing radical jihadists, why aren’t we actively doing that right now?…
2 more of the top 3 · 8 posts in this stretch
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Ever notice how Trump promises something but the opposite happens? It must be opposite day every day for Trump. What ever DJT says, just assume the opposite is true. When he said he would slash gas prices, what he meant was that he will make it the priciest gas in history.
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“Trump got in his own way,” De Haan said. “Back in December, we predicted that 2026 was going to be the cheapest year for gas since 2020. That required no effort. And obviously, it hasn’t gone that way.”
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Commenter draws historical parallel to 1950s oil interventions — A Reddit commenter links the energy situation to historical covert operations (Op Boot and Op Ajax) and their long-term fallout, framing current events within a longer geopolitical pattern.
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Commenter calls the broken promise a longstanding pattern
A Reddit commenter argues this is not new, saying Trump has consistently done the opposite of his stated promises for years.
“He does the opposite of what he says for ten years now, you’re just picking up on this?”
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He does the opposite of what he says for ten years now, you’re just picking up on this?
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Reddit users circulate the CNBC fuel-price report
The CNBC story is shared to Reddit, surfacing the broken promise to a wider audience ahead of the midterms.
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CNBC reports fuel prices rose despite Trump's $2-gallon pledge
CNBC publishes a review showing gasoline, diesel and jet fuel prices have all increased, contrary to Trump's promise to slash energy costs and bring gasoline below $2 a gallon in his first year.
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1 outlet Trump promised to slash energy costs — but gasoline, diesel and jet fuel all soared instead
first by CNBC, 13d ago
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What people are saying 4 voices from 1 site · best of 9 · verbatim
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The Iranian people won’t topple their govt either. And wait, you’re a loyalist, aren’t all Muslims radical jihadists and deserve to die? I wish you would make up your mind.
- Oct 31
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It required a full invasion to remove Saddam Hussein. Do you support a full invasion and occupation?
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At what point do you stop blaming the con man and start blaming the idiots who believed him and voted for him?? And the fact that this was the first time makes it even worse!!
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Op Boot (MI6) and Op Ajax (CIA) both happened in the 1950s …which led to what happened in 1979