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Donald Trump
stated on on May 7, 2026 in remarks to reporters:

Trump is wrong: Gas prices have reached near record highs, not ‘come down very substantially’

May 11, 2026

Liz Krueger
stated on March 5, 2026 an op-ed:

Proposed data centers in New York state would use “approximately double the energy usage of all households in the state combined.”

By Conor Amendola, Ryan Lombardi • May 7, 2026

X posts
stated on May 6, 2026 a social media post:

“California only has ‘enough’ oil and gas supply to meet demand for the next six weeks.”

By Louis Jacobson • May 7, 2026

Donald Trump
stated on April 23, 2026 remarks at the White House:

“We are right now producing more oil than Saudi Arabia and Russia combined.”

By Louis Jacobson • April 29, 2026

Chris Wright
stated on April 19, 2026 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":

Solar and wind have not reached “3% of global energy.”

By Louis Jacobson • April 22, 2026

Seth Moulton
stated on March 24, 2026 an interview on MS NOW:

"Bombing civilian power infrastructure is a war crime.”

By Louis Jacobson, Zoe Weyand • April 2, 2026

Chris Wright
stated on March 12, 2026 an interview with Fox News:

The U.S. produces “more oil than we can consume. We’re a net oil exporter.”

By Louis Jacobson • March 13, 2026

Tom O'Mara
stated on January 20, 2026 an op-ed:

“New Yorkers pay 49% more than the national average for electricity.”

By Brooke Johnpier • February 13, 2026

U.S. Energy Department
stated on September 5, 2025 a post on X:

“Wind and solar energy infrastructure is essentially worthless when it is dark outside, and when the wind is not blowing.”

By Louis Jacobson • September 9, 2025

Donald Trump
stated on August 26, 2025 a Cabinet meeting:

“Groceries are down. Energy is way down. ... Was $4 and $5 for a gallon of gas.”

By Louis Jacobson • September 5, 2025

Donald Trump
stated on July 8, 2025 a Cabinet meeting:

China doesn’t “have a lot of wind farms. … Very, very few.”

By Louis Jacobson • July 10, 2025

U.S. Energy Department
stated on May 25, 2025 an X post:

“U.S. retail gasoline prices heading into Memorial Day weekend: 20 year low.”

By Louis Jacobson • May 28, 2025

Donald Trump
stated on April 22, 2025 remarks at the White House:

“We had a couple of states where gasoline was at $1.98 a gallon.”

By Louis Jacobson • April 24, 2025

Facebook posts
stated on March 9, 2025 a Facebook post:

Video shows “Stacey Abrams admits the $2 billion Joe Biden’s EPA gave her was used to buy votes of people in Georgia by purchasing them new appliances.”

By Loreben Tuquero • March 14, 2025

Donald Trump
stated on March 4, 2025 an address to a joint session of Congress:

The Trump administration identified $1.9 billion in federal dollars going to a “decarbonization of homes” group Stacey Abrams “headed up.”

By Madison Czopek • March 5, 2025

Facebook posts
stated on February 18, 2025 a post on Facebook:

Former President Joe Biden “fired” 14,000 Keystone XL pipeline workers “on day one” of his administration.

By Madison Czopek • February 26, 2025

Donald Trump
stated on October 6, 2024 Rally:

“With your Democrat governor, you have some of the highest electricity prices and highest energy costs. It’s just about at the top in Wisconsin.”

By Madeline Heim • November 26, 2024

Facebook posts
stated on November 16, 2024 a Facebook post:

“Elon Musk: 'I Am Releasing Tesla's $7,000 NEW Car That Runs On PURE Solar Power!’”

By Maria Briceño • November 19, 2024

Facebook posts
stated on November 14, 2024 a Facebook post:

Elon Musk has invented a small gadget to slash energy bills.

By Marta Campabadal Graus • November 15, 2024

X posts
stated on November 5, 2024 a post:

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. deliberately shut off power “on Republican voters” in California on Election Day.

By Grace Abels • November 6, 2024

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