Ted Cruz Just Tried To Brag About Gas Prices In Texas—Then His Old Tweet About Gas Prices Under Biden Came Back To Bite Him

Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz's own tweet came back to bite him after he attempted to call out California Governor Gavin Newsom while boasting about gas costing $3.99 in Texas.

Gas prices across the U.S. have surged roughly 50% since the U.S. and Israel launched the war in Iran, as tightening global oil supplies drove fuel costs sharply higher.

According to data from AAA, the national average has climbed above $4.50 per gallon, putting additional pressure on household budgets already strained by rising costs. On average, gas prices have increased by more than a dollar per gallon since the initial attacks on Iran.

Six states—Alaska, Hawaii, Illinois, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington—are nearing $5 per gallon on average, while prices in California have surpassed $6, the highest in the country. Drivers in central parts of the U.S. are seeing comparatively lower prices, AAA data shows.

Cruz shared an image of the current price of gas at a gas station in Texas while attacking Newsom and Californians directly, writing:

"Just filled my tank. In Texas, gas is $3.99 a gallon. Hey Gavin—the problem isn’t Chevron, it’s California’s stupid energy policies…."

You can see his post and the image below.

But the X account "This You?"—whose profile description is "There's always a tweet"—later resurfaced a tweet showing that Cruz complained about gas prices under former President Joe Biden. At the time, the price of gas was $3.68—31 cents cheaper than the number he couldn't help but boast about just now.

On November 16, 2022, Cruz, blaming "Bidenflation," wrote:

"This isn't just the most expensive Thanksgiving meal to date — Americans will also pay the most at the pump. Gas will cost $3.68 — 20 cents more per gallon than last year."

You can see Cruz's tweet below.

@SenTedCruz/X

Cruz was mocked almost immediately.

Newsom later followed up with this snarky take via the account for his press office:

"We're so owned that Ted Cruz spent an extra 35 cents per gallon at Chevron… when he could have gone to Costco 2 blocks away (P.S. that’s on top of the $1.35 more he’s spending thanks to Trump’s Iran War gas premium!)"

"In the last few days, both Ted Cruz and Fox News have accidentally proven our point — CHEVRON is ripping people off!"

You can see Newsom's post below.

Cruz was previously criticized during the Biden administration for complaining about rising gas prices only to then join the "People's Convoy" of truckers that at the time blocked the Washington, D.C., Beltway to protest COVID-19 vaccine mandates and restrictions.

The evening before he attended the protest, he told Fox News that the Biden administration's energy policy is "completely incoherent" and complained that many Americans are feeling the pain of inflation at the gas pump. He alleged Biden had entered office ready to wage "war against domestic energy production."

Cruz then sought an audience with the truckers and was deemed hypocritical for complaining about gas prices while backing a driving protest that, for days, burned expensive diesel.