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How this Trump policy could make your gas prices go up

How this Trump policy could make your gas prices go up

POLITICO Energy

September 5, 20248m 28s

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Show Notes

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has promised to raise tariffs on all imported goods if he’s elected. But experts warn that those tariffs could hurt consumers' wallets at the pump and would almost certainly spark a trade war that could negatively impact U.S. exporters. POLITICO’s Ben Lefebvre breaks down how Trump’s tariffs could raise gasoline prices at home and complicate US relations abroad. Plus, President Joe Biden is expected today to announce the first tranche of funding under a rural energy program during a visit to a critical swing district in southwest Wisconsin.


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Ben Lefebvre is an energy reporter for POLITICO. 

Josh Siegel is an energy reporter for POLITICO. 

Nirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer. 

Kara Tabor is an audio producer for POLITICO.

Alex Keeney is a senior audio producer at POLITICO. 

Gloria Gonzalez is the deputy energy editor for POLITICO. 

Matt Daily is the energy editor for POLITICO.

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