{"id":79101,"date":"2026-04-18T00:45:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T00:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/harris-blames-trump-for-rising-gas-prices-after-once-saying-theyre-the-price-to-pay-for-democracy\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T00:45:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T00:45:05","slug":"harris-blames-trump-for-rising-gas-prices-after-once-saying-theyre-the-price-to-pay-for-democracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/harris-blames-trump-for-rising-gas-prices-after-once-saying-theyre-the-price-to-pay-for-democracy\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris blames Trump for rising gas prices \u2014 after once saying they&#8217;re the &#8216;price to pay for democracy&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Former Vice President Kamala Harris this week blasted President Donald Trump for the surge in gas prices triggered by the U.S. war with Iran.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But four years ago, the then-vice president said that soaring gas prices sparked in part by the Russian invasion of Ukraine were the &#8220;price to pay for democracy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Here in North Carolina and around the country, gas prices are too high,&#8221; Harris wrote this week in a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KamalaHarris\/status\/2044588680166174941\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:social media post;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;social media post&quot;}\" class=\"link \">social media post<\/a>. &#8220;This is a direct result of Donald Trump&#8217;s war of choice in Iran, and the American people are paying the price.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Wednesday post featured a video of Harris delivering remarks while standing outside in front of a sign displaying fuel prices at a gas station in North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Harris Stops In Key Presidential Primary State After Leaving Door Wide Open To 2028 Run<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Kamala Harris stops in the key early voting presidential primary state of South Carolina\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/T65Oxv5WFZAM2pPvDsZnng--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/37b839714dedf97860f3292d86442e3e\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Former Vice President Kamala Harris, center, speaks with patrons during a stop at Crave restaurant ahead of a South Carolina Democratic Party fundraiser on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, in Greenville, S.C<\/p>\n<p><span>(AP Newsroom)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We&#8217;ve got a president who is paying more attention to what he thinks is in his best political interests and personal interests, as opposed to what is in the best interest of working people in America,&#8221; Harris declared at the end of the brief video.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><u>Read On The Fox News App<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The average price of regular gasoline surged to over $4 per gallon following the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran, which were launched on Feb. 28. Iran&#8217;s military has been decimated, and Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other top Iranian officials were killed during the month-and-a-half-long war.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In response, Iran targeted energy facilities with missile and drone attacks in a number of Persian Gulf nations. It has also made the Strait of Hormuz nearly impassable to commercial shipping, bringing roughly 20% of the world&#8217;s oil supply to a halt and sending global fuel prices sharply higher.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Trump&#8217;s attacks on Iran have provided Democrats with political ammunition amid their focus on affordability and persistent inflation. The issue has also boosted them to overperformance at the ballot box in two special congressional elections this month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Democrats Pounce On $4 Per Gallon Gas &#8211; Blame Trump&#8217;s Iran War For &#8216;Broken Promise&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"President Donald Trump speaking with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and General Dan Caine in White House briefing room\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Onwhdx0LGpOaVdqxmOMLXw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/b9b33226237e9d9d4b61b953d500576c\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Gen. Dan Caine, right, said he wanted to keep some details of the historic rescue secret to preserve future missions as President Donald Trump and War Secretary Pete Hegseth, center, vowed the two heaviest days of bombing to come in Iran.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The attacks have also upset some in Trump&#8217;s MAGA base, who feel the president has broken his 2024 campaign promise to avoid foreign military entanglements.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The current gas prices in the U.S. are the highest in four years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Speaking during a press conference in Bucharest, Romania during that gas price surge in 2022 during the early months of the Russia-Ukraine war, Harris said the U.S. was &#8220;committed in everything we are doing&#8221; in support of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;And yes, the president did say in the State of the Union, there is a price to pay for democracy \u2014 got to stand with your friends \u2014 and as everybody knows, even in your personal life, being loyal to those friendships based on common principles and values, sometimes, it\u2019s difficult \u2014 often, it ain\u2019t easy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;But that is what the friendship is about \u2014 shared values,&#8221; Harris said. &#8220;So that\u2019s what we\u2019re doing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Fox Business: Oil Prices Plunge After Straight Of Hormuz Reopens<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Republicans at the time blamed then-President Joe Biden&#8217;s administration for the high gas prices, just as Democrats are now blaming Trump.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But a major difference in the two situations is that while Trump ordered the U.S. strikes on Iran, the Biden administration came to Ukraine&#8217;s aid after Russian launched a widescale military invasion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The White House at the time repeatedly blamed Russian leader Vladimir Putin for record-high gas prices in the U.S., even coining the surge the &#8220;#PutinPriceHike&#8221; and vowing that Biden would do everything he could to shield Americans from &#8220;pain at the pump.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But Trump and Republicans capitalized on inflation, using it as a key issue in the sweeping 2024 election victories, when they won back the White House and Senate and held their House majority.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Shell fuel price sign\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/SFEHMjZQ3Hd10drqzxf3CA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/cf540e22ce6b44b923f7adfd86b7140c\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Fuel prices are displayed on a sign at a gas station on April 13, 2026, in Miami, Fla.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Democrats are hoping to turn the tables in this year&#8217;s midterm elections by spotlighting affordability as they aim to flip the House and Senate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">And Harris, who lost to Trump in the 2024 election after replacing Biden as the Democratic Party&#8217;s nominee, has left the door wide open to a 2028 White Houser run.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><u>Click Here To Download The Fox News App<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <u>White House<\/u> pushed back against this week&#8217;s jab from Harris.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a statement to Fox News Digital, White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers argued, &#8220;No one cares or believes what Kamala Harris says because Americans remember the economic pain caused by the Biden-Harris administration\u2019s very unpopular and costly Green New Scam. Kamala\u2019s anti-energy dominance agenda sent electricity prices soaring more than 30 percent in just four years, and the average gas price across the country skyrocketed to $5 in just one year.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Original article source:<\/em> Harris blames Trump for rising gas prices \u2014 after once saying they&#8217;re the &#8216;price to pay for democracy&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a ><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Vice President Kamala Harris this week blasted President Donald Trump for the surge in gas prices triggered by the U.S. war with Iran. 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