Donald Trump's war has raised prices.
Posted by John Hickenlooper, Checked
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John Hickenlooper@hickenlooper.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026Today, we stepped onto the debate stage against Mark Baisley. Colorado needs a fighter who will stand up to the president and put working families first. Baisley would be a rubber stamp for Trump: supporting his illegal war that’s raised prices and voting with MAGA. That’s your choice on Nov 3rd.
The sources consistently report that the Iran war initiated by Trump has driven up gasoline and diesel prices and contributed to inflation, with CBO-based reporting attributing a large share of Q2 2026 inflation to the war.
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What we found
Supports. CBO-based reporting (Senator Warren press release) states that more than 40% of inflation from Q2 2026 is a consequence of Trump's war, and that the war cost DoD nearly $40 billion.[2][5]
Supports. NPR (Oct 12, 2026) reports gas prices are much higher than before Trump started a war with Iran, and PBS reports voters are frustrated by rising gas prices tied to the Iran war.[3][4]
Supports. American Progress reports national average diesel prices up more than 70% versus before the war, with gas and diesel prices rising in every state; ITEP estimates the war-driven fuel price increases cost Americans over $100 billion.[6][7]
Context. Trump has attributed some price pressure to Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries and has predicted gas prices would quickly decline, but sources report prices remained elevated, and an energy ceasefire failed to lower prices.[1][8][9]
Context. The claim was extracted from a passage calling the war 'illegal' and describing it as having raised prices; the price-increase element is supported, while legality is outside the sources' scope and was not graded.
Sources
9 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 primary, 3 tier 2, 3 not rated, 1 tier 1
- 1What Will Happen to Gasoline Prices When the Iran War ...factcheck.org · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2NEW: Trump's War in Iran Cost DoD Nearly $40 Billion and ...warren.senate.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 3Trump struggles to show voters he's focused on the cost of ...npr.org · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4Rising gas prices frustrate voters. Trump says it's an ' ...pbs.org · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 5Iran war has cost the US $38bn: How will it impact ...aljazeera.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Americans Are Paying More at the Pump as Trump's War ...americanprogress.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 7Impact of Key Trump Policies on Taxes and Costsitep.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 8Which war is having the biggest impact on diesel pricesbbc.com · tier 1 · cited for: context
- 9Energy prices rise after Trump's 'energy ceasefire' failsnbcnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: context
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