New York —
President Donald Trump and his economic team often respond to concerns about the affordability crisis by touting how much cheaper gasoline is than under his predecessor.
For the vast majority of 2025, this was a legitimate bragging point for the White House.
Until now.
For the first time since the start of Trump’s second term, the discount between this year’s prices and last year’s has effectively disappeared.
The national average for regular gas stood at $3.055 on Tuesday, almost exactly the same as $3.056 a year ago