POLITICSTHE HILL
Energy prices rise in defiance of Trump campaign promises
President Trump ran on a pledge to bring down energy costs, but a year and a half into his second term, prices of both gasoline and electricity are rising. While he was on the campaign trail, Trump promised to cut power prices by 50 percent.
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