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Donald Trump: “In four months, we solved it. $1.99, $1.98 gasoline.”

Featuring: Donald Trump, Republican | President of the United States | National

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Donald Trump and Elon Musk Discuss Government Reforms and Economic Policies

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No, the economy was terrible for the people because they couldn't afford the energy. And the energy brought everything else up. Energy is the big deal. But with all of that, we solved that already. In four months, we solved it. $1.99, $1.98 gasoline. First time people have seen that in a long time, since my term. But the hardest thing to solve is millions of people pouring into our country, many of whom are criminals. (46:41–46:47)

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Asserts that gasoline prices were reduced to $1.99 or $1.98 during his presidency.

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