Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) has slammed President Donald Trump as high fuel and grocery prices continue to pose challenges amid the Iran war.
Trump’s ‘War Of Choice’
In a series of posts on the social media platform X on Thursday, Cortez Masto criticized the Trump administration and outlined the impact of high fuel costs on things besides high prices at the pump. “Almost everything we buy must be carried by a truck at some point on the way from the farm or factory to the storefront,” she said.
The Senator added that the fuel costs were already built into the cost of goods in the stores. “For food, there’s even more gas costs built in for the tractors and other farm equipment,” she said.
Outlining the impact on the aviation sector, the Senator shared that Nevada’s economy, which relies on tourism, is impacted due to “high aviation fuel prices,” which “drive up the cost” of flight tickets, meaning fewer visitors. “In a tourism economy, fewer visitors = fewer jobs,” she said.
She then accused the Trump administration of ignoring the “reality” of the situation as they pursued “this war of choice” in Iran. “Americans are suffering with these high prices, and we deserve a President who actually cares about bringing these costs down,” she said.
Gas Prices Today
According to the American Automobile Association (AAA) data, the national average price for a gallon of gas declined to $4.391 on Friday, which is slightly less than yesterday’s average price of $4.426/gallon. The national average for diesel on Friday was $5.522/gallon.
In Nevada, gas cost $5.186/gallon on average, with diesel priced at $6.105/gallon on Friday. California residents continued paying the highest price for fuel in the U.S. at $6.059/gallon of gas on Friday and $7.343/gallon of diesel.
However, diesel prices could see a decline in states like Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois and Ohio by “>50 cents to $1/gal” in the coming weeks, according to GasBuddy analyst Patrick De Haan. Meanwhile, experts at the International Energy Agency (IEA) suggest nearly 30% of cumulative vehicle sales across the globe would be EVs amid rising fuel costs.
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