'Drives me absolutely insane': Sticker shock at the pump as gas prices up over 50% since Biden took office
foxbusiness.comAmericans filling their tanks up at a gas station in Alexandria, Virginia, reacted to gas prices rising over 50% since January 2021, when President Biden took office.
Rising gas prices under President Biden's watch have led some Americans to face «painful» and «ridiculous» receipts at the pump, drivers at a Virginia gas station told Fox News.
«There's no saving,» Donovan said, adding that the cost is «killing» his bottom line. «Gas price has to go back down in order for everybody to really maintain.»
«Paychecks are not rising,» the Virginian said. «It takes about two or three checks to cover all the bills instead of just one.»
Americans filling their tanks up at a gas station in Alexandria, Virginia, reacted to gas prices rising over 50% since January 2021, when President Biden took office.
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But one Virginia woman said she's used to the high costs.
«I don't really feel it honestly,» she said. «Obviously, nobody wants to pay so much for it, but we need it.»
On Wednesday, gas prices were over 50% higher than when Biden was inaugurated, according to AAA. The national average for a gallon of gas was nearly $3.62, up from $2.39 on Jan. 20, 2021, when the president was sworn in.
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Gas prices were 50% higher on Wednesday compared to when Biden took office in January 2021, according to AAA. (Fox News Digital/Megan Myers / Fox News)
«That's more money out of the pocket that I can be spending on groceries and other everyday items that I need,» Davis, of Washington, D.C., said. «You definitely feel it.»
A Florida man said he can afford the price surges but knows many families are
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