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Trump claims he never promised "no new wars." Yeah, about that...

August 17, 2024 Trump: “Energy is going to bring us back. That means we’re going down and getting gasoline below $2 a gallon, bring down the price of everything from electricity rates to groceries, airfares, and housing costs.” https://doggett.house.gov/issues/trumps-economic-promises-timeline November 6, 2024 Trump: "We had no wars. They said, he will start a war. I'm not going to start a war. I'm going to stop wars." https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/npr/nx-s1-5732601/trump-promised-the-maga-base-no-new-wars-then-he-went-to-war-with-iran February 28, 2026 Trump starts war with Iran. https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2026/05/politics/iran-war-key-moments-vis/ Gas prices Regular 1/20/2025: $3.11 9/16/2026: $4.37 Diesel 1/20/2025: $3.72 9/16/2026: $6.30 Donald Trump promised no new wars and lower gas prices, so he, of course, started a new war, which ended up raising gas prices. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/GASREGW