President Trump recently claimed that gas prices are lower than they were during the Biden administration. However, according to AAA, the current national average gas price of $4.16 per gallon is higher than it was during 91% of Biden’s term.

Gas Price Comparison

The current national average gas price is significantly higher than the national average when Biden left office in January 2025, which was $3.12 per gallon. In fact, it’s higher than the national average was on 1,334 of Biden’s 1,460 full days as president.

Trump has also been telling a story about gas prices he claims he saw when he visited Iowa earlier this year. He claimed that gas prices were $1.85 per gallon, but according to AAA, the Iowa average for regular gas that day was $2.57 per gallon.

The current national average gas price has come down from a month ago, when it was $4.53 per gallon, and from a week ago, when it was $4.29 per gallon. However, it’s still much higher than the average a year ago today, when it was $3.12 per gallon.

Original reporting: KEYT (Ventura/Santa Barbara) — read the source article.