Donald Trump · affirmé le 24 oct. 2026 · source d’origine
At a rally in Perry, Georgia, on 24 October 2026, President Donald Trump said of gasoline prices: "You're still paying lower than (under) Biden and Obama." At the time the weekly national average was $4.42 a gallon; in the EIA reading for the week of 9 November it fell to $3.995, the first weekly average below $4 since July. Whether the statement holds depends on the yardstick: nominal weekly prices, peak prices, how long prices stayed high, or the cost relative to income. The official EIA weekly price series, combined with income and consumer price data, can settle each of these comparisons.
The complete recording of the rally at the Guardian Centers in Perry, published by Macon station 13WMAZ, in which the statement about gasoline prices is made. The video has no published captions, so the exact moment is not marked here.
PolitiFact rated the statement Half True. Under Obama the nominal price "never rose above $4.17" (below the $4.42 at the time), and under Biden it was below $4.42 for 94% of his term, though his $5 peak beat the 2026 high of $4.50. But measured as the cost of 10 gallons a week against per capita disposable income, gas cost a larger share than now in seven of Obama's eight years and three of Biden's four. The White House pointed to CPI-adjusted peaks; PolitiFact calls that measure imperfect because gasoline itself drives the CPI. It also notes that the 2026 share is higher than in 2024, Biden's last year.
