MOUNT EPHRAIM, New Jersey ‒ Add gas prices to the list of things bartender and Trump voter Kelly Sharp is frustrated by as she looks at the state of the world.
Standing outside a Wawa gas station and convenience store, Sharp said she voted for President Donald Trump in the last presidential election in part because he promised to bring down the price people pay at the pump. But with prices on the rise nationally ‒ it was $3.15 a gallon at the Wawa ‒ and a new conflict in Iran, she regrets her vote.
With summer on the horizon, gas prices were already rising before Trump on Feb. 28 unleashed the U.S. military on Iran, which retaliated with missile and drone attacks that have now killed at least six U.S. servicemembers. Analysts say the Iran war will likely drive up prices by an additional 20-30 cents per gallon, partly due to supply issues and partly due to global uncertainty.According to AAA, the national average gas price was $3.19 on March 4, up from $3.10 the day before, and $2.97 a week prior.
“He promised to bring prices down, but he never did. They’re going up," said Sharp, a bartender from Gloucester City, New Jersey. “I’m mad at him and a lot of the things he’s doing... It’s a shame, those young kids being killed.”
