Hi there, everyone. It's 4 o'clock in New York, the political fate of one Donald

J. Trump and his MAGA Republican Party right now as we come on the air appears to be tied,

tethered to those glowing numbers next to every gas station in every town, in every state,

in every corner of our great country. Gas prices are soaring because Donald Trump effed around

by launching a war with Iran. And now Donald Trump is in the finding out phase of that.

As Americans sour on him personally and his party at historic and unprecedented rates,

oil prices hit the highest level in four years Thursday before climbing off those highs.

As the standoff with Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz shows no sign of ending anytime soon,

the nationwide price of gas, according to AAA, is $4.30 a gallon. It was 27

lower a week ago. It was $1.32 lower before the war started. The state's hardest hit with the

Wall Street Journal describes as, quote, Trump's political stronghold. Wall Street Journal reports that

AAA data shows this, quote, prices at political stronghold. Wall Street Journal reports that AAA data shows this,

quote, prices at the pump in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Iowa, climbed faster than in

any other states over the past week. These soaring gas prices are dominating people's lives. They're

making decisions because of them. They're

dominating the national conversation as well. Here's just some of what people are hearing as they

watch their news. Prices just jumped up to 419 a gallon for regular. That's a 30 cent increase

overnight. The double spike could drive up prices close to 40 cents a gallon.

If you're feeling more pain at the pump right now, you're not imagining things.

No, we all know gas prices are high, but new data from gas buddy shows prices are going to hike even higher.

Remarks yesterday, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned of further paying, additional pain ahead,

beyond what we're paying at the gas pump.

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