“Remember this: Gasoline, fuel, oil, natural gas went up to a level that it was impossible. … That’s what caused inflation, and we’re going to bring it down because we’re going to go drill, baby, drill.”
Claimed by Donald Trump · 2024-01-29
What fact-checkers found (1)
- The Washington PostFalse
2024-02-16
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