Over half of voters say they blame Trump ‘a lot’ for spiking gas prices

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsOver half of voters say they blame Trump ‘a lot’ for spiking gas pricesMost Democratic voters blame president ‘a lot’ – while most Republican voters place no blame on him at allAriana Baio Monday 20 April 2026 16:09 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2961110","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-gas-prices-spiking-voters-b2961110.html","title":"Over half of voters say they blame Trump ‘a lot’ for spiking gas prices"}}CloseTrump's energy secretary once said gas prices would fall by summer - now he's not so sureSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}More than half of reg...