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Fuel costs are brutalizing Trump’s fans in these red states: report
Trump’s War, Red-State BillPower, Not WeatherGas prices did not rise by some neutral act of nature. According to the reporting here, the spike tracks a Trump administration war with Iran that jolted global fuel markets and pushed up costs across the country. That is the real center of gravity: the institution with power was the White House, and the decision that mattered was the one that turned foreign policy into a domestic fuel tax.Who Eats the CostArizona, Utah, and Wyoming are taking the sharpest hits, with annual fuel costs jumping by $963, $967, and $1,209 in just four months. New York…
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