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Hakeem Jeffries caught off guard when pressed on high gas prices under Biden compared to Trump ⁠68%

By Lindsay Kornick⁠0%

6/15/2026, 8:58:47 PM

BS Summary: This article contains 22 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Framing Effect, and Quote-first Misdirection, with Post Hoc (False Cause) as the most egregious example at 32.6% saturation with 117 hits. Analysis detected 711 faulty-reasoning hits from 359 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 61.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠68% (7,057 of 21,887 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 67.80% of the article peer group.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., was confronted Monday morning over high gas prices under the Biden administration when criticizing President Donald Trump over "skyrocketing gas prices." 
Jeffries remarked on gas prices while discussing Trump's peace deal with Iran after months of war and hostilities on "Good Day New York." 
"It was a reckless war of choice that has obviously cost the American people significantly, particularly as it relates to skyrocketing gas prices in an environment where the cost of living was already too high," Jeffries said. 
KAMALA HARRIS BLAMES PRESIDENT FOR HIGH GAS PRICES: 'THIS IS A DIRECT RESULT OF DONALD TRUMP'S WAR OF CHOICE' 
After Jeffries emphasized the importance of "solving our own problems" in America, co-host Rosanna Scotto reminded him that former Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden also saw high gas prices during their terms. 
"Gas prices were up under Obama too. 
And Biden, right?" 
Scotto said. 
While Jeffries attempted to answer, Scotto pressed, "Didn’t we have gas prices over $5?" 
"Well, there were gas prices in the immediate aftermath of the pandemic situation..." 
Jeffries remarked. 
"And I remember eggs were like $12 a dozen," Scotto said. 
Scotto then moved on to discuss the New York Knicks' NBA championship win with the New York congressman. 
ENERGY SECRETARY WRIGHT SAYS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OPEN TO SUSPENDING FEDERAL GAS TAX AMID PRICE SURGE 
Fox News Digital reached out to Jeffries' office for comment but did not immediately receive a response. 
Gas prices reached their highest recorded national average at $5.02 per gallon under Biden in June 2022. 
At the time, members of the Democratic Party largely blamed the price surge on the aftermath of the COVID pandemic and the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine war, calling it "Putin's price hike." 
WHITE HOUSE SAYS OIL PRICE SPIKE IS TEMPORARY AS TRUMP PUSHES ENERGY DOMINANCE AMID IRAN WAR 
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Gas prices under President Trump peaked last month at over $4.50 per gallon but have steadily declined over the last few weeks as the Trump administration negotiates with Iran. 
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359 words analyzed.

Speakers

3speakers52%attributed speech171writer words
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Writer's voice • 16 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 27 words • 0.0% coverageHakeem Jeffries • 23 words • 0.0% coverageHakeem Jeffries • 37 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 19 words • 100.0% coverageRosanna Scotto • 33 words • 0.0% coverageRosanna Scotto • 7 words • 0.0% coverageRosanna Scotto • 3 words • 0.0% coverageRosanna Scotto • 2 words • 100.0% coverageRosanna Scotto • 14 words • 0.0% coverageHakeem Jeffries • 13 words • 0.0% coverageHakeem Jeffries • 2 words • 100.0% coverageRosanna Scotto • 11 words • 0.0% coverageRosanna Scotto • 18 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 15 words • 100.0% coverageFox News Digital • 17 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 17 words • 0.0% coverageWriter's voice • 32 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 16 words • 100.0% coverageFox News Digital • 8 words • 100.0% coverageWriter's voice • 29 words • 0.0% coverage
Selected voice

Hakeem Jeffries

69%flagged-word coverage
75 attributed words40% of attributed speech100% writer coverage
0%15.0%30.0%Quote-first Misdirection-29.2 ptsWriter: 29.2%Hakeem Jeffries: 0.0%0.0%Politically Left Leaning B-18.7 ptsWriter: 18.7%Hakeem Jeffries: 0.0%0.0%Biased Writer Voice-9.4 ptsWriter: 9.4%Hakeem Jeffries: 0.0%0.0%Attempt to Sell a Product -9.4 ptsWriter: 9.4%Hakeem Jeffries: 0.0%0.0%Unattributed Quote+2.7 ptsWriter: 0.0%Hakeem Jeffries: 2.7%2.7%

Attribution is sentence-level. Pattern percentages are calculated only from words assigned to that voice.

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Analysis

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