LAS VEGAS (TNVCNews)- As hardworking families across the Silver State and our great nation fill up their tanks this Friday, many are feeling the pinch from a recent uptick in gasoline prices. The national average now hovers around $4.15 per gallon, with some areas seeing even higher costs. Mainstream media outlets are quick to spotlight the impact on businesses and daily life, yet they conveniently gloss over the far more devastating and persistent pain American drivers endured during the four years of the Biden administration.
Let’s set the record straight with facts, not spin. Under President Biden, gas prices didn’t just rise—they exploded, driven by a deliberate war on American energy production. When Biden took office in January 2021, the national average for regular gasoline stood at about $2.39 per gallon. By June 2022, it had skyrocketed to a record $5.02 per gallon, with some states and regions pushing well over $5 and even $6 in extreme cases. That wasn’t a short-term blip; it was a sustained assault fueled by policies that canceled the Keystone XL pipeline, halted new oil and gas leases on federal lands, pushed aggressive “green” regulations, and drained the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in a desperate bid to mask the damage.
The Biden years delivered the highest annual average gas prices on record, hovering around $3.60 or more across his term, with 2022 alone averaging over $4 per gallon nationally. These weren’t caused by some unavoidable global event alone—though Russia’s invasion of Ukraine played a role later. The foundation was laid by an administration openly hostile to domestic fossil fuels, prioritizing radical climate agendas over affordable energy for families, truckers, farmers, and manufacturers. The result? Skyrocketing inflation that hammered grocery bills, heating costs, and every sector of our economy. Hardworking Americans paid the price while our enemies abroad grew stronger.
Fast forward to today under President Trump’s leadership. After years of record domestic energy production and pro-America policies, gas prices had stabilized and even dropped significantly in 2025, with averages dipping below $3 in many periods and households saving billions at the pump compared to Biden-era peaks. The current spike to around $4.15 is real and painful, but it’s temporary and tied to a specific geopolitical shock: escalating conflict in the Middle East, including disruptions from the U.S.-Israel actions against Iran and threats to the Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint for global oil flows. Crude oil prices have surged in response, pushing pump prices up nearly a dollar in recent weeks.
This isn’t the same as Biden’s manufactured crisis. Trump’s administration has unleashed American energy dominance, boosting production and exports while keeping our economy strong. The present increase stems from international tensions and supply risks—not from domestic policies strangling our own oil fields, refineries, and pipelines. Once stability returns to the region, as President Trump has signaled, prices should moderate quickly, just as they did after previous disruptions under sound leadership.
High energy costs under Biden threatened to destroy small businesses, raise the price of everything from food to goods shipped by truck, and erode the American Dream for working parents providing for their children. We cannot afford to return to those days of weakness.
The solution remains what it has always been: Drill baby drill. Expand domestic production. Reject radical green mandates that weaken our energy security. Support policies that put American workers, families, and national strength first. Our Constitution was designed to secure liberty and prosperity—not to empower bureaucrats who punish success in the name of ideology.
As Nevadans, we know the value of rugged self-reliance and limited government. Let’s hold the line for energy independence that keeps costs low, jobs plentiful, and our nation secure. America remains the last, best hope for the world—powered by the innovation, faith, and determination of her people, not by foreign crises or failed experiments in Washington.
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