Ted Cruz: “Gas prices were about $2.50 a gallon six months ago.”

“And any time there's a military conflict in the Middle east, gas prices go up because a lot of oil comes from the Middle East. And so military conflict has an effect on … Gas prices were about $2.50 a gallon six months ago. … head, but about $2.50 a gallon. Yeah, they've risen about a dollar. They're about $3.50 a gallon. This is national averages. And so it is true that over the last six months, gasoline prices have risen.” (27:21–27:27)

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