Rising fuel prices could spark domestic wildfire for TrumpIn California and across the United States, fuel prices are on the rise as the Middle East war begins to affect pocketbooks. Since last week, US average domestic fuel prices have risen 11%, according to the American Automobile Association’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. “The more you pay higher gas, higher groceries (costs),” he said, voters will “start to see” that the middle class is shrinking.

Source: Bangkok Post March 07, 2026 13:06 UTC