Dossier
gas retailers
Coverage of gas retailers in the Nexus archive.
- Trump threatened gas retailers with 'big problems' if they don't slash prices to $2.50
Trump threatened gas retailers with 'big problems' if they do not reduce gas prices to $2.50 per gallon. The national average gas price was $3.85 on Monday, exceeding Trump's target.
- Donald Trump says gas companies should lower prices to $2.50 a gallon
Donald Trump criticized gas retailers for high prices and urged them to lower prices to $2.50 per gallon. The nationwide average was $3.86 per gallon, with California and Hawaii having the highest prices at $5.45 and $5.49 per gallon. Trump also called on California to stop charging heavy gas taxes and instructed the Justice Department to investigate oil companies.