The $1.99 Mirage: President Trump’s Gas Price Myth and the Truth it Masks

🎪 Fantasy Fuel Fridays with President Trump “Gas is $1.99!”—President Trump, live from the alternate reality station Picture this: you pull up to a glistening gas station where unicorns pump sunshine into your tank, the pump blinks $1.99, and a bald eagle slow-claps in the distance. It’s patriotic. It’s magical. And it’s fiction. Welcome to the Trump Presidential Discount Fantasy Pump™—where gas is $1.99, unicorns are real, and economic facts are optional. ⛽ Meanwhile, Back in the Real World… On the date of President Trump’s statement, here’s what Americans were actually paying: State Trump’s Claim Real Pump Price Mississippi $1.98–$1.99 … Continue reading The $1.99 Mirage: President Trump’s Gas Price Myth and the Truth it Masks