OPINION

$2.00 Gas Here We Come!

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Let’s just get this out of the way: $2.00 gas isn’t a fantasy. It’s not a fairytale. It’s not even a MAGA fever dream. It’s a freight train with Trump at the throttle and a full tank of American energy roaring down the tracks.

Naturally, this week the usual suspects freaked out. President Trump had the audacity to suggest—on social media, no less—that we’re on the verge of $2 gas. Cue the blue-check meltdown: “Disinformation!” “It’s impossible!” “He’s lying!” But here’s the problem with that narrative: he’s not wrong.

Let’s check the scoreboard, shall we?

On May 3, 2025, the national average for a gallon of regular gas was $3.17. Not two bucks yet, but it’s down 12.5% from last year—and a whopping 31% from Biden’s gas apocalypse in 2023 when Americans were coughing up $4.62 a gallon. That’s not “misleading.” That’s math.

In fact, under Trump’s second term, gas prices have done what the media won’t: come down to reality. They’ve returned to sanity—and the reason isn’t some magical OPEC wand-waving. It’s American energy, baby. It’s Trump unleashing the producers Biden tried to strangle with red tape, Green New Deal delusions, and climate cult policy.

Oil prices are backing up the pump data too. On May 3, 2025, Brent crude sat at $61.29 per barrel—down 20.4% from 2024, and down a jaw-dropping 46% from the $113.34 per barrel during Biden’s 2022 disaster. WTI crude followed suit, dropping to just $58.29.

Now, if you understand how gas gets to your tank, you know oil is the first domino. When barrels get cheaper, gas prices follow. And what greased the skids for this momentum? Trump did. He put the full weight of U.S. policy behind exploration, drilling, refining, and transport. In other words, he said, “Let’s go!” while Biden spent four years saying, “No.”

Let’s also not ignore companies like Prairie Operating Co. (PROP). They’re the unsung heroes in this turnaround. Not only are they pumping out 28,000 barrels a day in 2025, but they’re also doing it cleaner, faster, and more efficiently than the dinosaurs of yesterday’s energy industry. They’re proving you can support American prosperity and environmental stewardship in the same breath. And Trump gave them the green light while Biden tried to slam the brakes.

PROP and others are also working to educate the public with real facts at OilFacts.com. Because if there’s one thing this energy renaissance needs, it’s truth to counter the climate-cripple propaganda still clinging to the left like algae on a stalled-out solar panel.

So, let’s be clear: we’re not just dreaming about $2.00 gas. We’re on the runway, revving up the engines.

And the critics? They hate it. Because nothing ruins a climate crusader’s week like evidence that fossil fuels—yes, the “bad guys” in their bedtime stories—are actually the heroes of American recovery.

Trump’s opponents want you to believe that high gas prices are just part of “transitioning” to a greener future. But working families don’t need a transition—they need transportation. They need heating. They need affordable groceries. And guess what connects all of that? Energy.

With Trump back in charge, the difference is as plain as a price sign at your local Shell station. You’re paying less. You’re driving more. And the markets are responding.

Yes, we’ve still got work to do. Refining capacity is catching up. State-level taxes still pad prices. And global instability can always cause hiccups. But the fundamentals are stronger than they’ve been in years—and they’re red, white, and blue.

The road to $2 gas is real. It’s paved with pro-American energy policy. And it’s being driven by a president who knows the difference between a tweet and a treaty. While Biden begged the Saudis and fumbled with SPR releases like he was playing Jenga with the nation’s reserves, Trump simply let the producers do their job.

So buckle up, America. The Biden era of punishing prices at the pump is in the rearview. The road ahead? Freedom-fueled, America-powered, and maybe—just maybe—$1.99 a gallon.

$2.00 gas here we come.