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Gas Prices Don’t Lie, And These Trump Voters Know It.

2026-05-07 News & Politics
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Sarah Longwell takes on growing backlash from Trump’s own voters as rising gas prices, grocery costs, and the fallout from the Iran war hammer household budgets. New focus groups reveal frustration, disappointment, and anger from people who believed Trump’s promises on the economy and “no more forever wars.” Stop putting off those doctors appointments and go to https://ZocDoc.com/BULWARKTAKES to find and instantly book a doctor you love today. Bulwark Live: California tickets are on sale now! Sarah and gang return to sunny Southern California for two nights May 20 & 21. For details and tickets go to https://TheBulwark.com/Events. Become a Bulwark Youtube Plus Member here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG4Hp1KbGw4e02N7FpPXDgQ/join

Top Comments (10)

@speculawyer 2026-05-07

Gas prices were high during Biden because PUTIN invaded Ukraine. Gas prices are high during Trump because TRUMP INVADED Iran.

407 25 replies
@Darchmare 2026-05-07

4:35 "I'm not gonna say he started a war..." HE STARTED A WAR.

250 15 replies
@terrencekane8203 2026-05-07

Trump is the stupidest president in American history. No other is even close.

155 9 replies
@randymautz9680 2026-05-07

It was fine voting for a guy who tried to overthrow the 2020 election. It was fine voting for an adjudicated rapist, a convicted criminal, or a traitor who carried off dozens of boxes of classified documents for his own personal use. But, man! The price of gasoline! Really, really pathetic.

151 4 replies
@CandyBauer-s5e 2026-05-07

These “Trump Voters” are still making excuses for him.

150 8 replies
@OutlawII 2026-05-07

“Not entirely his fault.” OMFG wake the fuck up.

92 3 replies
@pining-for-fjords 2026-05-07

Trump’s made more money in the last year than every other president in our 250 years _combined_ while slashing programs to help everyone else.

78 3 replies
@michaelmarceau4863 2026-05-07

Shouldn't these people be happy? They are getting exactly what they voted for.

70 1 replies
@karlwiggins 2026-05-07

"I'm not going to say he started a war" -- Trump voter. The inability for MAGA folks to grapple with reality is one of the most frustrating parts of the last decade.

67 2 replies
@4everyoung24 2026-05-07

The difference is, Biden didn’t actually cause the rise in gas prices. Trump actually DID. And the shame is, it takes the price of gas to get them to turn from him. Jfc. It should have ended with grab’em by the 🐈

29 1 replies

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