{"id":36523,"date":"2022-06-04T15:20:51","date_gmt":"2022-06-04T15:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/national-gas-prices-have-doubled-since-biden-took-office\/"},"modified":"2022-06-04T15:20:51","modified_gmt":"2022-06-04T15:20:51","slug":"national-gas-prices-have-doubled-since-biden-took-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/national-gas-prices-have-doubled-since-biden-took-office\/","title":{"rendered":"National gas prices have doubled since Biden took office"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Gas Buddy Head of Petroleum Analysis Patrick De Haan joins ‘Maria Bartiromo’s Wall Street’ to discuss the impact higher gas prices will have on summer travel. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Gas prices have more than doubled under President Biden’s administration.<\/p>\n

Since Biden took office in January 2021, the price for a gallon of gas has doubled. <\/p>\n

On Jan. 20, 2021, the average price for a gallon of gas nationwide was approximately $ 2.39. As of Saturday, the price for a gallon of gas has skyrocketed to $ 4.81, up five cents from Friday, according to AAA.<\/p>\n

GAS PRICES ON THE ROAD TO $ 5 NATIONWIDE VERY SOON<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

The White House this week cheered an OPEC decision to boost supply and has tapped the Strategic Petroleum Reserve while criticizing US energy companies for not increasing production.<\/p>\n

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A driver passes a sign with gas prices over $ 6.00 per gallon on May 20, 2022 in San Rafael, California. <\/span> (Justin Sullivan \/ Getty Images \/ Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Republicans have used the ongoing, unprecedented rise in gas prices and inflation as a cudgel against the Biden administration.<\/p>\n

“Joe Biden’s war on American energy has forced families across the country to empty their wallets to fill their tanks,” RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel told Fox News in a statement. “Unfortunately, Biden is doubling-down on his disastrous agenda because he’s not the one paying the price – the American people are.”<\/p>\n