Edward Markey: “It's Trump at the pump. His picture is on the pump. Every…”

“And the price of gasoline goes up like a rocket, but it comes down like a feather. The oil companies can't figure out how to lower the price and it's being paid for at the pump. It's Trump at the pump. His picture is on the pump. Every time people put that nozzle into their vehicle, they are looking at the Trump energy tax. because of his illegal and unconstitutional war, which he is conducting over in the Middle east with no end in sight. Today, Pete Hegside said that he's going to blockade the Strait of Hormuz once again.” (17:51–18:05)

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