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Trump attempts to combat high gas prices as affordability crisis looms over midterms

NPR | By Franco Ordoñez,

Leila Fadel

Published September 2, 2026 at 4:42 AM EDT

President Trump seems to be pulling out all the stops to mitigate high gas prices ahead of the midterms.

Franco Ordoñez

Leila Fadel

Leila Fadel is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.