Overview
- During the State of the Union, President Trump said gasoline costs under $2.30 in most states and cited seeing $1.85 in Iowa as Republicans in the chamber applauded.
- AAA data as of Feb. 24–25 show no state average below $2.30 and a U.S. average around $2.95–$2.98 per gallon, with Oklahoma the lowest at roughly $2.37.
- In Iowa, the statewide average was about $2.59 on Wednesday, and a station near Trump’s recent event was reportedly $2.69 despite his $1.85 anecdote.
- GasBuddy identified a handful of individual stations at $1.99 in Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas, a tiny share that does not affect statewide averages.
- Prices have climbed nearly 4% over the past month after a Jan. 12 low of $2.79, though national averages remain below the roughly $3.14 level from a year ago and below early second-term readings.