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A two-time Trump voter asks Vance why he's paying $4.33 a gallon now

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Now playing on Speech A two-time Trump voter asks Vance why he's paying $4.33 a gallon now Ke'Chon Wheaton2.1K plays Watch on Instagram · Transcript & source

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At a CBS News town hall with Vance, a voter says he backed Trump in 2020 and 2024 because he saw gas fall as low as $1.17 a gallon in Detroit during the first term. Now he says he's paying $4.33 and asks what isn't being done to get those prices back. He adds that he plans to vote for al-Sayed and asks why he should vote for Mike Rogers instead.

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Who
Ke'Chon Wheaton
Where
other - CBS News town hall with Vice President JD Vance, Michigan
Original footage
CBS News · watch the full video from this moment
Length
35 seconds, unedited within the cut
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2,133 on Instagram
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And now I'm paying $4 .33 a gallon for gas. And I wanted to know, what aren't we doing that we could be doing to obtain the previous Trump administration's gas prices? And I voted for Trump in 2020 and 2024 because I saw the gas prices fall during his first term, as low as $1 .17 a gallon in Detroit. right. And now I'm paying 433 a gallon for gas. And I wanted to know what aren't we doing that we could be doing to obtain the previous Trump administration's gas prices. And also I plan on voting for al -Sayed in this upcoming election. And I want to know why should I vote for Mike Rogers instead?

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