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Chuck Schumer: Gas Tax Pause Is 'Simply Not Enough' To Alleviate Rising Fuel Prices Amid Iran War

Published | Video Starts at 00:11

Trump recently signaled to American motorists to buckle up, saying that the ceasefire with Iran is on life support. The American economy is also on life support because of Trump's mishandling of his illegal war. Americans are paying over four and a half dollars for a gallon of gas because Donald Trump refuses to end this war, a dollar and a half more than when this war started. (00:11–00:19)

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Asserts that Trump's handling of the war has negatively impacted the American economy.

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