Trump says gas and other prices ran higher under Biden than under his watch
Trump claims in a Truth Social post that gasoline and nearly all other prices were much higher during Biden's presidency than during his own.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald J. Trump claimed gasoline and nearly all other consumer prices were far higher under his predecessor, former President Joe Biden, than during his own presidency.
Here is the full post on truthsocial: “Gas prices were much higher under Biden than under “TRUMP.” So were almost all other prices. President DJT” on September 20, 2026 at 10:02 PM ET.
This is Trump’s 11th message released today, and the last post was 57 minutes ago, and it is not part of a thread. On average, Trump produces 18 posts per day since his inauguration on January 20, 2025. The move fits a broader pattern in Trump’s recent messaging, with 44 of his 546 posts over the last 30 days classified as Economy posts.
Biden built a long career in Washington before reaching the White House. He was born on November 20, 1942, in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and moved with his family to Delaware in 1953, according to whitehousehistory.org. He graduated from the University of Delaware and Syracuse Law School, according to bidenlibrary.gov. He was elected to the United States Senate in 1972 at age 29, becoming one of the youngest Americans ever elected to that chamber, according to bidenlibrary.gov.
Biden served 36 years as a senator from Delaware before joining the ticket with Barack Obama as vice president in 2008, according to whitehousehistory.org. He worked alongside Obama to secure passage of the Affordable Care Act and launched the Cancer Moonshot program, according to bidenlibrary.gov. In 2020, he made his own successful run for the presidency, defeating Trump, according to bidenlibrary.gov. His vice president, Kamala Harris, was the first Black woman and first South Asian person to hold that office, according to bidenlibrary.gov.
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As president, Biden worked with Congress to pass the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Inflation Reduction Act and the CHIPS and Science Act, according to bidenlibrary.gov. His administration listed boosting the American economy and lowering prescription drug and insulin costs among its priorities, according to whitehousehistory.org. He nominated Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court, according to bidenlibrary.gov. Biden declared his candidacy for a second term in 2023 and won the Democratic primaries in 2024, but he announced his withdrawal from the presidential race on July 20, 2024, according to bidenlibrary.gov.
Biden has remained in the public eye since leaving office. He plans to publish a memoir of his presidency after the November midterms, according to theguardian.com. His son, Hunter Biden, has said publicly that the former president’s cancer has spread, according to nbcnews.com.
Biden has also spoken about his successor. He called Trump “a loser” at a fundraising event in June 2026, criticizing what he described as vanity projects in Washington, D.C., according to bbc.com.
Trump’s post did not cite figures, dates or a data source for the price comparison. The message closed with his signature, “President DJT.”
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