Critics: MAGA Gas Spike Ruins Kansas City Labor Day 2026?!?

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"So much for 'drill, baby, drill.' 🙄 Trump's reckless conflict with Iran directly kneecapped our oil supply and sent prices at the pump skyrocketing right before the long weekend. Paying all-time record highs just to fill up completely ruined Labor Day travel for regular working families. Absolutely ridiculous economic leadership."

Moreover . . . 

Turnabout is fair play . . . This same level of complaining was also typical when gas prices hit the same level under former Prez Biden.

Here's the big picture and more reporting to better inform TKC reader comments . . .  

"A Labor Day road trip is something many families look forward to each year. The average price of gas in Kansas is just under the national average at around $3.80 per gallon. According to GasBuddy, average prices in Topeka are still 20 cents higher than they were a month ago. Prices are also still averaging nearly $4 per gallon in places such as Kansas City and Wichita.

"Some drivers said higher gas prices are forcing them to make difficult decisions about how they spend their money."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com links . . .

Higher gas prices prompt some Kansans to scale back Labor Day travel plans

TOPEKA (KSNT) - For some Kansas drivers, filling up the gas tank is becoming more than just another expense. It's a cost that is forcing them to rethink their plans for the Labor Day weekend. A Labor Day road trip is something many families look forward to each year.

Fuel prices at record Labor Day high in US thanks to Iran War and refinery issues

It's never been more expensive in the U.S. to fill up the tank and take one last summer trip over the Labor Day weekend. The average price of regular gas was $4.14 a gallon heading into the holiday, nearly a dollar higher than last year and well above the Labor Day weekend record of $3.82 [...]

Americans are still struggling with high gas prices. The pain will likely continue this fall | CNN Business

Linda French was hoping to visit her elderly brother, who is recovering from hip surgery, and her little great-nieces and -nephews in New York this summer. But stubbornly high gas prices left her unable to afford to drive hundreds of miles from her Jonesborough, Tennessee home.

Oil Prices Trade Near Six-Week Highs as U.S.-Iran Attacks Keep Hormuz Flows in Focus

Oil prices traded close to six-week highs on Monday as further attacks involving the United States and Iran kept attention on crude shipments through the Strait of Hormuz and other Middle Eastern shipping routes. Brent crude futures were down 9 cents, or 0.

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