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Biden Celebrates Americans Saving $25 a Month As Gas Prices Dip – It Doesn’t Go As Planned

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Biden Celebrates Americans Saving $25 a Month As Gas Prices Dip – It Doesn’t Go As Planned

by Bradley Cortright
July 18, 2022 at 4:39 pm
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Biden Celebrates Americans Saving $25 a Month As Gas Prices Dip – It Doesn’t Go As Planned

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 16: President Joe Biden takes reporters questions on the south lawn of the White House on July 16, 2022 in Washington, DC. President Biden just returned from visiting Jeddah, Saudi Arabia where he met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, known as MBS, and met with the Israeli leader earlier in the week. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

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With his poll numbers languishing in the high 30s, President Joe Biden needs every win he can get.

And on Monday, he tried to highlight the dip in gas prices that has taken place over more than 30 days.

“Gas prices have been dropping for 34 days straight, about 50 cents a gallon. That saves the average driver about $25 a month,” Biden said in a tweet.

He added, “I know those extra dollars and cents mean something. It’s breathing room. And we’re not done working to get prices even lower.”

Gas prices have been dropping for 34 days straight, about 50 cents a gallon. That saves the average driver about $25 a month.

I know those extra dollars and cents mean something. It's breathing room. And we're not done working to get prices even lower.

— President Biden (@POTUS) July 18, 2022

While the tweet was clearly meant to deliver some good news, it did not go as planned.

Check out some of the reactions below:

Gas prices are up over $2 a gallon since he took office.

So if a decline of 50 cents means the average driver saves $25, by Biden's logic, the #BidenGasHike is costing drivers $100 more per month than when he took office. https://t.co/QNAMd80DkG

— Tommy Pigott (@TommyPigott) July 18, 2022

“It’s breathing room.” https://t.co/6gfluxq6Z7

— ??Mary?? (@RepMaryFranson) July 18, 2022

A month ago the gas prices were Putin's fault now it is Biden's credit. The double insult is the gas prices are still much higher than the same time last year. https://t.co/oceZTqqMkM

— Yossi Gestetner (@YossiGestetner) July 18, 2022

Bragging about a 50 cent drop in gas prices when they are still over $2 higher than when he took office would be like if he bragged about getting you a tent to sleep in after burning down your house. https://t.co/Gn9prTiTgf

— Greg Price (@greg_price11) July 18, 2022

“Be optimistic about poverty!” — President Biden https://t.co/vZtvSDVYlE

— VANESSA (@TheVFCastro) July 18, 2022

“Saves” https://t.co/PFwX8hLziV

— Scott Jennings (@ScottJenningsKY) July 18, 2022

I'm not "saving" $25 a month on gas, I'm still paying about $250 more a month on gas.

Absolutely pathological lying. https://t.co/zbC3jdGpTY

— John Cooper (@thejcoop) July 18, 2022

Saving $25 a month for the whole year would add up to $300 — which isn’t nothing.

But according to Moody’s Analytics senior economist Ryan Sweet, inflation in June cost Americans $493 extra on average. If inflation cost Americans around the same amount every month of the year, they would be paying roughly $6,000 extra per year.

And while gas prices have seen a decrease over the past month, The Washington Post reports that the relief could be short-lived and that gas prices could surge again as soon as October.

It’s understandable that the Biden White House wants to celebrate what it sees as wins. But just like when people go shopping and spend $200 but claim they “saved” money by finding sales, the idea that Americans are saving money at the gas pump after prices hit record highs this year probably won’t be received the way the White House hoped it would be with this tweet.

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Bradley Cortright

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IJR, Senior Writer He's written for Independent Journal Review since 2019.

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