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Trump: "Gas prices are way down. Have you looked?' (Original Post) red dog 1 May 7 OP
I Know Someone who hasn't looked waldnorm May 7 #1
Yer zippers down dweller May 7 #2
that POS has never pumped gas in his entire privileged life Skittles May 8 #3
He never looks out the limo window either House of Roberts May 8 #5
to be fair, even if he DID see it with his own eyes Skittles May 8 #15
He's GASlighting, as usual. wnylib May 8 #19
That is true PatSeg May 8 #31
"fake numbers" Skittles May 8 #35
I've never seen anyone throw out wild, fake numbers PatSeg May 8 #40
the man simply can NEVER admit to being wrong - not ever Skittles May 8 #41
I think it was instilled in him as a kid PatSeg May 8 #42
anyone with critical thinking skills can see how fucked up he is Skittles May 8 #43
That is the part that blows my mind PatSeg May 8 #44
I always knew there were a lot of stupid people around Skittles May 8 #45
Oh yes, same here PatSeg May 8 #46
wow, I never thought of that Skittles May 9 #49
Oh yes, that is true PatSeg May 9 #54
Just crossed $4/gallon in S TX RussBLib May 8 #4
Demented Blues Heron May 8 #6
Straight up nucking futz. Botany May 8 #16
It's raining in MAGAland Blue Owl May 8 #7
Late last week I was forced to get gas in Chicago... Morbius May 8 #8
I'm in Magaville.... OhioBack2Blue May 9 #52
and the chocolate ration has even increased DBoon May 8 #9
Lying sack of shit! oasis May 8 #10
Literally GAS-lighting Prairie Gates May 8 #11
+1 dalton99a May 8 #13
More like "gas-lying". llmart May 8 #47
"And I am a stone-cold liar" struggle4progress May 8 #12
. dalton99a May 8 #14
There simply MUST be a pony underneath that mountain of horseshit. LudwigPastorius May 8 #17
There might be, but there was so much horseshit that Vogon_Glory May 8 #30
How 'bout "have YOU looked?" calimary May 8 #18
$4.39 St Louis Suburbs jonstl08 May 8 #20
He's snorting way too much coke. Emile May 8 #21
yes we have fucking looked you compulsive liar eShirl May 8 #22
Gas prices aren't just down a little bit...no, they're "way down." Because when Trump lies, he swings for the fences. sop May 8 #23
Does he just say shit now? D_Master81 May 8 #24
What, You Expect Him To Start Telling Thr Truth? Mr.Bee May 8 #27
Sure They Are Mr.Bee May 8 #25
Up is Down, War is Peace, Death is Life... The Madcap May 8 #26
More Victory Gin for everyone! Bristlecone May 8 #33
Has that Soft Handed Desk Mammal ever put gas in a tank? Submariner May 8 #28
Gas prices are down? Could have fooled me! Vogon_Glory May 8 #29
He is truly delusional. Bristlecone May 8 #32
Ah the joys of senility Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 8 #34
The only thing that's declined is tRump Blue Owl May 8 #36
He lies easier than he breathes. spanone May 8 #37
Nobody working for a living believes that shit. Efilroft Sul May 8 #38
The cultists still deflect themaguffin May 8 #39
I paid almost $4.80/gallon today. llmart May 8 #48
If "down" is the same as "up" Retrograde May 9 #50
Remember now that this is the same malaise May 9 #51
He's fucked in the head. So many lies. spanone May 9 #53
Where in Iowa? What gas station? Norrrm May 9 #55
And they found nothing in the Epstein Files... travelingthrulife May 9 #56
Yesterday gas Rebl2 May 9 #57

Skittles

(172,845 posts)
3. that POS has never pumped gas in his entire privileged life
Fri May 8, 2026, 12:01 AM
May 8

he also thinks EVERYONE is as stupid as the people who voted for him

House of Roberts

(6,633 posts)
5. He never looks out the limo window either
Fri May 8, 2026, 12:07 AM
May 8

except when he passes one of his hotels with his name on it.
In my town, there's a gas station every half mile or so, and you're constantly reminded of the current price for gas.

wnylib

(26,454 posts)
19. He's GASlighting, as usual.
Fri May 8, 2026, 03:01 AM
May 8

The only thing about gas that's likely to go down is its availability while Hormuz remains closed.

PatSeg

(53,540 posts)
31. That is true
Fri May 8, 2026, 10:13 AM
May 8

For him, reality is whatever he says it is. He thinks he is magic and can create any reality he chooses.

Skittles

(172,845 posts)
35. "fake numbers"
Fri May 8, 2026, 03:29 PM
May 8

he lives in his own reality and his bootlickers participate in his delusions

PatSeg

(53,540 posts)
40. I've never seen anyone throw out wild, fake numbers
Fri May 8, 2026, 06:59 PM
May 8

like he does. He doesn't even try to sound credible and when his mistakes are called out, he just doubles down and repeats them again.

It reminds me of when he kept referring to the "Spanish Flu" of 1918 as the flu of 1917. The mistake was pointed out over and over again, yet he STILL called it the 1917 Flu. Who does stuff like that? Everyone else in the world is wrong and HE is right?

Skittles

(172,845 posts)
41. the man simply can NEVER admit to being wrong - not ever
Fri May 8, 2026, 07:35 PM
May 8

and yes, it is ridiculous beyond belief in ANYONE but pretty catastrophic in a fucking "PRESIDENT"

PatSeg

(53,540 posts)
42. I think it was instilled in him as a kid
Fri May 8, 2026, 08:01 PM
May 8

and admitting he is wrong is like a death sentence for him. We've been watching all his traumatic childhood issues playing out daily as he repeats the same cruel taunts and putdowns he experienced as a child.

How different the world might be if this man-child had had meaningful therapy when he was young. Though there is no way to know for sure. Perhaps he would be just as bad.

Skittles

(172,845 posts)
43. anyone with critical thinking skills can see how fucked up he is
Fri May 8, 2026, 08:19 PM
May 8

yet so many people see something of VALUE there - UGH!

PatSeg

(53,540 posts)
44. That is the part that blows my mind
Fri May 8, 2026, 09:05 PM
May 8

If the average person met a Trump-like man in any other setting or even as a character in a movie, they would immediately know there is something seriously wrong with him, yet we had tens of millions of Americans who voted for him to lead our country............most of them voted for him TWICE!

What the hell!?!? How is that possible? He tells the world who and what he is every single day. I don't think I'll ever understand it.

Skittles

(172,845 posts)
45. I always knew there were a lot of stupid people around
Fri May 8, 2026, 09:13 PM
May 8

it wasn't until Trump came along that I started to realize just how many of these fucking morons exist

PatSeg

(53,540 posts)
46. Oh yes, same here
Fri May 8, 2026, 09:55 PM
May 8

I've known such people throughout my life, but I never imagined there were so many of them. How many rocks have they been hiding under all these years?

Of course, the other side of the story is that these are the kinds of people who didn't used to vote. They had no real interest in politics, government, or democracy. But they did watch reality TV and Fox News which transitioned into the Tea Party people and eventually MAGA.

It is a social thing for them like a club which clearly has become a cult. They would show up at rallies with lawn chairs, coolers, signage, and totally weird costumes - a picnic or a party. These weren't serious voters, they were people looking to socialize and Trump gave them a reason to meet with like-minded people. I would like to think that perhaps a better educational system could have prevented this.

Skittles

(172,845 posts)
49. wow, I never thought of that
Sat May 9, 2026, 12:51 AM
May 9

you are correct, these morons didn't used to vote

I remember the shock some of them expressed when Biden won - they opined WTF, there weren't mega-rallies for Biden and no prolific Biden merch - yeah, BECAUSE WE'RE NOT A FUCKING CULT

PatSeg

(53,540 posts)
54. Oh yes, that is true
Sat May 9, 2026, 09:28 AM
May 9

Being they haven't had any real understanding or interest in politics, they just couldn't understand their "rockstar" candidate losing to an ordinary, dull old politician like Biden. That was why it was so easy for them to believe Biden cheated.

Unfortunately, out of all this did come some more serious supporters without the lawn chairs, the ones who believed there was some valiant cause and they came heavily armed to start a new revolution. They were just waiting for a man to come along and lead them in their pursuit of justice. Just like in the movies I suppose.

RussBLib

(10,756 posts)
4. Just crossed $4/gallon in S TX
Fri May 8, 2026, 12:01 AM
May 8

On an uphill climb. Falling my ass. Trump lies about everything, as usual.

Record high of $4.45 here back in 2021.

Botany

(77,851 posts)
16. Straight up nucking futz.
Fri May 8, 2026, 12:59 AM
May 8

The last minute or so was so whack a doo that it defies description.
The crazy man was talking on how he controls the price of gasoline
something about “we are going to bring it down to …. 85 … and then he looked
@ somebody off camera who said, yes 85. Or something like that.

Trump is nutz!

BTW his face is sliding off his head or at least that is how I see it.

Blue Owl

(59,618 posts)
7. It's raining in MAGAland
Fri May 8, 2026, 12:09 AM
May 8

Or wait — is that just trump pissing on your leg with his beautiful golden showers?

Morbius

(1,113 posts)
8. Late last week I was forced to get gas in Chicago...
Fri May 8, 2026, 12:13 AM
May 8

...because I was low on gas and that's where the opportunity arose to get some. I paid $5.199 per gallon, the most I've ever spent. It has gone up since, not down.

The real tragedy here is that some people will believe it, because their savior said it.

OhioBack2Blue

(200 posts)
52. I'm in Magaville....
Sat May 9, 2026, 07:43 AM
May 9
The real tragedy here is that some people will believe it, because their savior said it.

Yup. Reg will have to go over $5 in Ohio to get the cult to feel pain.

But also, by the same token, it will have to go over $5 to get the "midwest nice, keep the peace at all costs 'moderates,' 'centrists,' and left leaners" to also feel any emotion or gasp, passion to act.

They are both nearly impenetrable.

We were at $4.99, now at $4.88.

DBoon

(25,143 posts)
9. and the chocolate ration has even increased
Fri May 8, 2026, 12:14 AM
May 8
“It appeared that there had even been demonstrations to thank Big Brother for raising the chocolate ration to twenty grammes a week. And only yesterday, he reflected, it had been announced that the ration was to be REDUCED to twenty grammes a week. Was it possible that they could swallow that, after only twenty-four hours? Yes, they swallowed


George Orwell, 1984

sop

(19,288 posts)
23. Gas prices aren't just down a little bit...no, they're "way down." Because when Trump lies, he swings for the fences.
Fri May 8, 2026, 09:52 AM
May 8

I didn't listen to Trump's voice on that video, doing so only produces anger and revulsion, but did any of the "reporters" listening to his bullshittery ask any follow ups?

D_Master81

(2,680 posts)
24. Does he just say shit now?
Fri May 8, 2026, 09:56 AM
May 8

Or is he so surrounded by sycophants that he’s being told this? It’s one or the other cause it’s definitely not based on facts

Mr.Bee

(1,916 posts)
27. What, You Expect Him To Start Telling Thr Truth?
Fri May 8, 2026, 09:59 AM
May 8

He'll Be Lyin' Til He's Lying
in his grave.

Vogon_Glory

(10,352 posts)
29. Gas prices are down? Could have fooled me!
Fri May 8, 2026, 10:09 AM
May 8

I have receipts from several months ago with mid-grade gas prices marked at three and some thing per gallon. More recently I’ve been paying four and something in Colorado and New Mexico and FIVE and something in the Rocky Mountain high country. Who do I believe, Donald John or my gas receipts and my lying eyes?

Answer: the latter two.

And what’s more, I expect petrol prices to go further UP, not down!



Bristlecone

(11,185 posts)
32. He is truly delusional.
Fri May 8, 2026, 11:31 AM
May 8

$1.85 in IA. Bull f’in shit. It has not “ come down substantially, like we’ve never seen before, in many places”

In IA or anywhere else.


Efilroft Sul

(4,462 posts)
38. Nobody working for a living believes that shit.
Fri May 8, 2026, 04:24 PM
May 8

Unless they're jacked in to Fox News and talk radio.

llmart

(17,728 posts)
48. I paid almost $4.80/gallon today.
Fri May 8, 2026, 10:09 PM
May 8

And that was with my Kroger points I saved up for the month of April. Fortunately I am retired and own a Honda Civic, so I usually only fill up once a month, but my total was $48 and my tank wasn't even almost empty. Ever since I've owned that car (2015) it has cost me anywhere between $20-$28 to fill up.

Let's not forget about the impact it has on just about everything else also. Every single one of my monthly utility bills has gone up and not just a little. Then there's the cost of groceries. I feel sorry for people trying to raise children and run a household in this economy.

Retrograde

(11,450 posts)
50. If "down" is the same as "up"
Sat May 9, 2026, 04:17 AM
May 9

then yes, they’re down from $4 two weeks ago to $6.50 today. When someone like Donnie can make up his own meanings for words you can prove anything - like logically proving anything from a false premise

malaise

(297,921 posts)
51. Remember now that this is the same
Sat May 9, 2026, 06:24 AM
May 9

Man who went to the Villages and told folks (mean age72-73) that they are seniors and he (80 minus 36 days) is young.

Rebl2

(17,925 posts)
57. Yesterday gas
Sat May 9, 2026, 10:52 AM
May 9

was 4.20 at the station we go to. Don’t tell me prices are down. This time last week it was 3.99!
I guarantee you, he has never gassed up a vehicle.


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