Since last week, US average domestic fuel prices have risen 11 percent, according to the AAA's fuel price gauge. Swonk warned that rising fuel prices added "insult to injury" for low-income Americans, who are already seeing higher healthcare costs and a tightening of welfare benefits under Trump. Trump, who has bragged about oil prices falling during his term, sought to address the political fallout on Friday, telling CNN he expected prices to come down quickly. Robinson, the schoolteacher, said he will be watching gas prices every day now. "The more you pay higher gas, higher groceries (costs)," he said, voters will "start to see" that the middle class is shrinking.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha March 07, 2026 04:06 UTC