Trump Admin Hails ‘Freedom Fuel’ Stations Offering Gas Fifty Cents More Than It Was When Iran War Began
The first Freedom Fuel Network gas station opened amid high Iran war gas prices.
The first Freedom Fuel Network gas station opened amid gas prices still significantly higher than they were before the Iran war broke out.
One of 25 gas stations opened yesterday in Philadelphia offering gas for $3.47 — 33 cents lower than the national average — which the White House said was in honor of President Donald Trump being the 47th U.S. leader. However, the national average gas price was $2.98 two days before the Operation Epic Fury was announced in February, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA).
“The FIRST Freedom Fuel Network gas station has LANDED in Philadelphia, lowering the price at the pump to $3.47 for our 47th President,” the White House wrote on X on Tuesday.
The roughly five-week closure of the Strait of Hormuz during Operation Epic Fury disrupted a critical global shipping lane through which about 20% of the world’s oil passes, tightening supply and driving upEnergy prices.
A White House spokesperson told the Daily Caller News Foundation that the administration is “not involved in the company” and has not “given the company any funding.”