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US gas prices pass Biden-era record in Trump's second term, FT analysis says

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Covered by 4 outlets, mostly left-leaning (75%).

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The Financial Times, citing its analysis of federal data, reports that average US gasoline prices have passed the record set under Joe Biden, on the eve of midterm elections where affordability is a central issue. Bloomberg, citing the fuel app GasBuddy, reports that prices averaged $4.13 a gallon on Tuesday morning, the highest ever recorded for an Election Day. MS NOW reports the same Election Day record and says Donald Trump told a Georgia rally that oil and gas companies were “making a fortune” from higher prices. MS NOW also cites a New York Times report that oil companies earned more than $130 billion in profit as consumers paid higher prices.

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Average US gasoline prices have passed the record set under Joe Biden, according to a Financial Times analysis of federal data.
Reported byFar Left1Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
Far Left
The Daily Beast
Center
Financial Times
Average US gas prices reached $4.13 a gallon on Tuesday morning, according to GasBuddy, the highest ever recorded on an Election Day.
One side only: the leftReported byFar Left1Left1See the outletsHide the outlets
Far Left
MS NOW
Left
Bloomberg
Oil companies earned more than $130 billion in profit as consumers paid higher prices, according to a New York Times report cited by MS NOW.
One outletMS NOW· Far Left
Donald Trump told a Georgia rally that oil and gas companies were “making a fortune” from higher prices, according to MS NOW.
One outletMS NOW· Far Left
The midterm elections are on Tuesday, with affordability a central issue.
Reported byFar Left1Left1Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
Far Left
The Daily Beast
Left
Bloomberg
Center
Financial Times

How each side tells it

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Every side reports record US gas prices around Election Day, during Trump's second term. The left stresses voters at the pumps, Trump's rally remarks and oil company profits, while the center's Financial Times report stresses the Biden-era comparison.

the left
3 outlets
Left headlines put Election Day voters or Trump's own milestone first; the Far Left outlets are more pointed, with The Daily Beast calling it a humiliating milestone.
Trump Hits Sensational language“Humiliating Milestone”The word humiliating adds a judgement of Trump's emotional state and standing that the reported gas price figures do not state.More neutral: Trump Sees Record Gas Prices Day Before ElectionDisagree with this highlight? Day Before Election
The Daily BeastFar LeftAll left-leaning headlines
the center
1 outlet
The Financial Times frames the story as a record under Trump on the eve of voting, with the Biden comparison in the headline; its own text gives no Election Day figure.
Petrol prices set to hit record high under Trump on eve of US elections
Financial TimesCenterAll center headlines
the right
No coverage yet
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Humiliating Milestoneenergy crisis
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Sensational language
Humiliating MilestoneMore neutral: Trump Sees Record Gas Prices Day Before Election
The word humiliating adds a judgement of Trump's emotional state and standing that the reported gas price figures do not state.
Trump Hits Humiliating Milestone Day Before Election
Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)
Sensational language
energy crisisMore neutral: rise in energy prices
Calling the price rise a crisis adds a judgement of severity that the reported prices alone do not establish.
…for the first time on record on an election day, the latest milestone in an energy crisis that has taken center stage in the US midterms.
Used byBloomberg (Left)

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From the left

3 outlets

Leads with

record gas prices on Election Day
Trump's personal responsibility
oil company profits
affordability as a midterm issue

Leaves out

the Biden-era record comparison

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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BloombergLeft
US Voters Hit the Polls With Gas Above $4 for First Time
Americans driving to the polls will pay gas prices averaging over $4 a gallon for the first time on record on an election day, the latest milestone in an Sensational language“energy crisis”Calling the price rise a crisis adds a judgement of severity that the reported prices alone do not establish.More neutral: rise in energy pricesDisagree with this highlight? that has taken center stage in the US midterms.
56 min agoRead at Bloomberg (opens in a new tab)
MS NOWFar Left
U.S. consumers confront the highest gas prices ever on an Election Day
In 2022, gas prices set an all-time high for an Election Day in the United States. This year, prices set a new record — by a fairly wide margin.
1 hr agoRead at MS NOW (opens in a new tab)
The Daily BeastFar Left
Trump Hits Sensational language“Humiliating Milestone”The word humiliating adds a judgement of Trump's emotional state and standing that the reported gas price figures do not state.More neutral: Trump Sees Record Gas Prices Day Before ElectionDisagree with this highlight? Day Before Election
Average fuel costs under President Donald Trump have reached an all-time high on the eve of high-stakes midterm elections dominated by rising living costs. …
1 day agoRead at The Daily Beast (opens in a new tab)

From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

record fuel costs under Trump
the eve of the elections
affordability dominating the midterms

Leaves out

Trump's rally remarks on oil companies
the New York Times profit figure

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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Financial TimesCenter
Petrol prices set to hit record high under Trump on eve of US elections
Average fuel costs during president’s second term pass Biden-era levels as affordability issues dominate Tuesday’s midterm polls
1 day agoRead at Financial Times (opens in a new tab)

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0 outlets

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How the coverage built up

Left
9 hr 27 min later
Its first report, Nov 2, 9:27 AM EST
Center
First to report
Financial Times, Nov 2, 12:00 AM EST
Right
No report yet
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Financial TimesCenterNov 2, 12:00 AM EST
The Daily BeastFar LeftNov 2, 9:27 AM EST
MS NOWFar LeftNov 3, 9:30 AM EST
BloombergLeftNov 3, 10:19 AM EST

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US gas prices pass Biden-era record in Trump's second term, FT analysis says

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From the left

US Voters Hit the Polls With Gas Above $4 for First Time

U.S. consumers confront the highest gas prices ever on an Election Day

Trump Hits Sensational language“Humiliating Milestone”The word humiliating adds a judgement of Trump's emotional state and standing that the reported gas price figures do not state.More neutral: Trump Sees Record Gas Prices Day Before ElectionDisagree with this highlight? Day Before Election

From the center

Petrol prices set to hit record high under Trump on eve of US elections

From the right

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