# Trump pledged to sharply cut energy costs, but gasoline, diesel and jet fuel prices surged

https://mins.news/en/item/123693

- CNBC, 2026-10-31 12:49 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/31/trump-gas-diesel-price-midterm-election.html

> Donald Trump promised voters angry about inflation that he would bring gasoline prices below $2 a gallon in his first year in office. Instead, gasoline, diesel and jet fuel all surged.

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