Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) has criticized President Donald Trump amid the war with Iran, sharing that it has greatly impacted everyday life in the U.S.<\/p>\n
Americans Paying The Price<\/p>\n
In a post on the social media platform X on Wednesday, the Governor slammed Trump amid escalating tensions with Iran. \u201cGas, food, and airfare prices are soaring,\u201d he said, adding that casualties among American troops were also on the rise as the war continues.<\/p>\n
\u201cRussia and Iran are getting sanction relief,\u201d Newsom said, referring to the easing of sanctions against Russia following its invasion of Ukraine in 2022. \u201cDonald Trump launched his war with Iran with no plan and Americans are paying the price,\u201d Newsom said in the post.<\/p>\n
Trump Is Lying<\/p>\n
Following Trump\u2019s speech amid the war, Newsom quoted a video on X, accusing the administration of \u201clying about their war with Iran since day one.\u201d Newsom also slammed Trump\u2019s claims about the gas prices coming down in the U.S. \u201cGas prices will come down? They\u2019re skyrocketing because of this war,\u201d he said. Newsom then questioned how the American people could \u201cever trust what this administration is saying?\u201d<\/p>\n
According to data<\/a> from the American Automobile Association, the average national price for a gallon of gas in the U.S. was at $4.064 at the pump, while gas prices per gallon in California, Washington and Hawaii ranged at $5.892, $5.359 and $5.462, respectively.<\/p>\n Oil prices, too, surged<\/a> following Trump\u2019s address, with the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) costing over $104\/barrel while the Brent Crude Oil breached the $106\/barrel mark.<\/p>\n Trump Threatens Iran\u2019s Energy Facilities<\/p>\n Trump was delivered with heavy criticism from former Vice President Kamala Harris as well as Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass), who said that the human cost of the war<\/a> was \u201cunconscionable.\u201d<\/p>\n Gavin Newsom Reigntes TACO Criticism<\/p>\n Newsom, on Tuesday, reignited the TACO criticism aimed at the President following news that the U.S. would reportedly be pulling out of the war without reopening the Strait of Hormuz, which Trump subsequently denied in a post<\/a> on the social media platform Truth Social.<\/p>\n TACO or Trump Always Chickens Out was popularized last year as the President used the threat of tariffs against countries the U.S. was negotiating with, only to then delay the said tariffs, leading to further negotiations.<\/p>\n