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Jeffries calls out Trump-era gas prices after telling Republicans not to politicize pump pain under Biden

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., is hammering President Donald Trump over surging gas prices tied to the war with Iran, arguing voter frustration could help Democrats win back the House in November. But four years ago, he urged Republicans not to "play politics" with record prices at the pump under former President Joe Biden."The average gas price is now $4.55 per gallon," Jeffries wrote on social media Friday. "Is this what the golden age in America looks like?"As the conflict drags on, disruptions to oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz have pushed fuel prices higher. The Tru...