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Barack Obama: “Gas was super cheap because we were stuck inside the house…”

Featuring: Barack Obama, Democratic | 44th President of the United States | National

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Barack Obama campaigning for Kamala Harris, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Published | Video Starts at 16:49

Because there was a global lockdown during COVID and nobody was driving. And he's talking about it like it was the good old Days. I want us to remember that, yes, Gas was super cheap because we were stuck inside the house. Nobody was buying gas. So then I'll hear people say, well, at least Donald Trump sent me a check during the pandemic. Wait, wait, y'all have heard this. I guarantee you some of you have heard this from somebody. (16:49–16:57)

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Asserts that low gas prices during Trump's term were due to reduced demand from COVID lockdowns.

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