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PRM-011 · Promise · Prices & economy

Gasoline below $2 a gallon

Stalled

Promised as a candidate on 2024. Last checked 21 Oct 2026.

“We're going down and getting gasoline below $2 a gallon.”

Donald Trump, 2024, Campaign statement (original linked)

What happened

Gas fell in 2025 but rose sharply after the Iran war began; diesel reached $6.33.

Gasoline, national average

$2.98Feb 27 2026 (pre-war) → $4.28Oct 20 2026

Source: AAA

Sources

  1. Original statement
  2. AAA national average, Oct 20 2026
  3. Fortune, Oct 17 2026
  4. Brown University energy cost tracker
  5. PolitiFact promise page

Cite this promise

Public Trust Tracker. "Gasoline below $2 a gallon" (PRM-011). Last checked 21 Oct 2026. https://publictrusttracker.org/promise/prm-011-gasoline-below-2-a-gallon/

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