The progressives have nothing but hate and deception to take out Trump for what they believe is a threat to their socialist agenda. The image for this piece shows it all, and it is clear that the left wants to price all of us out of using oil to force EV’s, windmills and solar on everyone. In other words, they have decided the end state of our energy policies, even if the science doesn’t point in the same direction.
I’ve said it many times, and I’ll say it again, the media is our enemy and is doing all they can to aid the progressives in the take down of Trump. It is scary how so many people are clueless about reality because our media doesn’t report it. All IMO.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/04/putting_oil_and_other_prices_in_perspective.html
“Today, we have gas at around $4.10 due to the short war, where Trump is finally trying to deal with Iran after almost 50 years of terror. The average would be lower if it weren’t for California and its disastrous policies.
It should also be noted that while the current crude oil price is around $100 per barrel, the December futures price is $75, indicating that traders expect the war and supply problems to be short-term.
Meanwhile, the median income for a family of four rose from around $20,000 in 1980 (approximately $79,000 today) to around $120,000 in 2025, an increase of around 500%. Oil prices clearly have not reduced purchasing power, despite what the media says.
As you contemplate these numbers, it’s important to recall that during the Biden years, the media and other Democrats didn’t care about high oil prices or inflation. They said how great his policies were and that the high prices were caused by Russia or anything but Biden’s policies. Now, however, they highlight the gas price every day to trash Trump, as an election is always coming up.
The reality is that Democrats have always wanted high oil prices for years to get Americans to capitulate to their radical green policies.
Thankfully, we have had three presidents—Reagan, George W. Bush, and Trump—who understood the importance of reasonably priced energy and how to keep it affordable.
Also, thankfully, Trump is trying to make the world safer and save everyone money by finally dealing with Iran.
Sadly, most of the media support the presidents who make energy and other things unaffordable and then intentionally lie to the public about who is to blame.
They have continuously supported the destruction of reasonably priced energy and higher prices for oil to get people to capitulate to the green pushers.”