# Trump promised to slash energy costs — but gasoline, diesel and jet fuel all soared instead

- Source: CNBC Top News
- Published: 2026-10-31T12:49:58+00:00
- Category: Markets
- Original: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/31/trump-gas-diesel-price-midterm-election.html
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/trump-promised-to-slash-energy-costs-but-gasoline-diesel-and-jet-fuel--732877/

President Donald Trump promised voters who were angry about inflation that he would slash gasoline prices below $2 a gallon in his first year in office.

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