Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said surging gasoline and diesel costs were effectively pushing Americans toward electric vehicles, even as she criticized Trump’s energy policies.
Greene Says Diesel Prices Are Making EVs More Appealing
On Saturday, Greene argued in a post on X that soaring diesel prices were changing how some Americans viewed EVs.
“Diesel is so high people I know who never wanted an EV are now talking about buying one,” she wrote.
He added, “It’s mind-blowing to realize that Trump is ushering in the Green New Deal better than Democrats ever did by literally destroying American’s ability to afford gas and diesel.”
Greene contrasted Trump’s approach with Democrats’ EV policies, writing, “Democrats were going to force you to drive EV’s and gave you a tax credit.”
“Trump is going to force you by making you go broke and giving in but without a tax credit,” Greene wrote. “I guess no matter who you vote for you get the Green New Deal. It’s insanity.”
Greene also criticized U.S. energy policy, writing, “America is one of the richest countries in the world with oil, but decades of America Last and we don’t have the refining capacity to be self-sustaining.”
She concluded, “You can’t hate the government enough because it clearly hates us.”
On Saturday, the national average diesel price stood at $6.4709 per gallon, according to data from the American Automobile Association (AAA), while regular gasoline averaged $4.4798 per gallon.
Diesel Prices Raise Supply Concerns
Earlier this week, Economist Peter Schiff warned that record diesel prices and a depleted Strategic Petroleum Reserve could leave the U.S. vulnerable during a future supply shock.
He said prices could “skyrocket” and called the SPR drawdown a “mistake,” while warning that a diesel export ban could reduce domestic production.
Energy Secretary Chris Wright urged refiners to keep more diesel in the U.S., saying, “You gotta put Americans first.”
He also opposed an outright export ban, saying, “The blunt tool of banning diesel exports definitely doesn’t work.”
Economist Steve Hanke said high diesel prices were “CRUSHING American farmers and truckers” and said fuel costs for corn and soybean farmers had risen from the previous year.
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