The President on Sunday appeared to suggest that New Mexico should be called “New America,” posting a photo of the state with the new name...
In posts on Sunday, the elderly president, whose cognitive health has come under mounting scrutiny, depicted [Former President George] Washington sitting beside him in the Oval Office with the caption, "President Washington visits current President."
One of the posts showed an apparently AI-generated design board for a Space Force uniform that seemed to borrow design cues from the evil Galactic Empire in Star Wars.
The president, who is facing mounting voter dissatisfaction over his handling of the economy and the cost of living, capped his hours-long posting spree with a glowing tribute to his opulent Mar-a-Lago estate.
Whereas,
Diesel hits record high as Ukraine and Iran wars knock out refineries, fueling inflation worries...
Truckers in the U.S. are paying an average of $5.85 a gallon nationwide, a nearly 60% increase over the same period last year when diesel cost $3.71 a gallon.
Gas prices have reached record highs on Labor Day across the country ...
Drivers are facing an average gas price of $4.15 per gallon this Labor Day weekend, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA), nearly a dollar higher than last year and the steepest Labor Day price for gas on record, according to fuel savings platform GasBuddy.
The US energy secretary, however, says gas prices could drop as Americans drive less after summer.
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