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Donald Trump stated at a Nebraska rally that gas prices were $1.95 and $1.85 per gallon at stations he passed.

Posted by The Kuhner Report, Checked

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2 contradict3 support2 context
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Confidence
80%
The Kuhner ReportOct 7, 2026
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Multiple transcripts and a news report confirm that Trump said at the Grand Island, Nebraska rally that he passed gas stations at $1.95 and $1.85 a gallon, so the claim about what he stated holds.

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What we found

Supports. The Rev transcript of the October 5, 2026 Grand Island rally records Trump saying he passed a gas station at $1.95 a gallon and another at $1.85 a gallon.[2]

Supports. The Roll Call Factba.se transcript of the same rally records the identical $1.95 and $1.85 statement, timestamped in the speech.[3]

Supports. MS NOW reports that at the Monday night rally Trump recalled seeing gas stations advertising $1.95 and $1.85 a gallon while driving through Iowa.[4]

Contradicts. A self-published blog argues the $1.85 station never existed, citing GasBuddy data for Iowa from January 27, a different date from the speech; this is a low-credibility source and does not address whether Trump made the statement.[5][6]

Context. The transcripts place the stations in Iowa ('I was riding in Iowa'), so the claim's omission of Iowa is a dropped detail rather than a contradiction of the statement itself.[2][3][4]

Context. The AP's 'In his own words' timeline records Trump claiming in February that he saw $1.85 gasoline in Iowa, showing he repeated the Iowa price claim in other speeches.[1][7]

Sources

7 sources: 1 fact-checker, 6 not rated

  1. 1Trump on gas prices and energy costs since launching the ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
  2. 2Trump Rally Nebraska 10/05/26 - Revrev.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
  3. 3Speech: Donald Trump Holds a Midterm Political Rally in ...rollcall.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
  4. 4In Nebraska, Trump tackles the GOP's problem at the pump as voters decry ‘very high' costsms.now · not rated · cited for: supports, context
  5. 5Trump's $1.85 Gas Liethroughlinesynthesis.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
  6. 6Trump Knows the $1.85 Gas Story Is A Blatant Lie He ...throughlinesynthesis.substack.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
  7. 7In his own words: Trump on gas prices and energy costs since ...yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: context

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