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High oil prices under Trump: Letters to the Editor — Oct. 1, 2026 

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The Issue: Democrats making political hay out of high gas prices thanks to the war in Iran.

Gasoline prices under former President Joe Biden were over $5 a gallon (“Trump at the pump,” Sept. 18).

Democrats cheered, hoping to force the Green New Deal and electric vehicles on us.

With gas prices reaching $4 .50 a gallon under President Trump, the Democrats are using it to bash him.

The overall economy was worse under Biden. Democrats think we’ve forgotten, but we have not.

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I’d much rather pay more (temporarily) for gas than have our borders open and pay taxes to support illegal immigrants.

Anyone who considers voting for the Democrats because of high gas prices should think about all the treasonous insanity that they will reassert.

Initially, the American people believed that Iran was developing nuclear weap­on and therefore was worth attacking.

However, the media have repeatedly promoted the idea that........

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