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California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom probably regrets trying to pin high gas prices on Chevron after getting nuked by a community note on the X social media platform.<\/p>\n
Californians are suffering the highest gas prices in the nation as a result of the blowback from the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran as well as high state taxes and overregulation.<\/p>\n
‘Dollar Tree PeeWee and his Playhouse friends weigh in again. And as usual we have to correct them.’<\/p>\n
On Thursday, Newsom suggested that the pain at the pump was solely due to profiteering by the gas companies.<\/p>\n
“While America suffers, Chevron profits,” the governor’s press office wrote<\/a> on social media.<\/p>\n The governor’s office cited a report from Chevron saying the company expected a windfall between $1.6 billion and $2.2 billion from rising gas prices from the war.<\/p>\n The attempt to deflect from Democratic policies was completely undermined by a community note.<\/p>\n “The State of California collects more in taxes per gallon of gasoline than refineries such as Chevron, Shell or Valero collect in profit per gallon,” the note read.<\/p>\n The Automobile Association of America showed<\/a> that, as of Tuesday, Californians are paying $5.88 on average for regular gas while the national average for the same is only $4.12. That comes out to be about 43% more than the national average.<\/p>\n The U.S. Oil and Gas Association piled on the left-wing governor.<\/p>\n “Ah. Dollar Tree PeeWee and his Playhouse friends weigh in again,” the organization responded.<\/a><\/p>\n “And as usual we have to correct them. The correct version reads like this. ‘While California suffers, Chevron profits props us up.’ Fixed it for you.”<\/p>\n RELATED:<\/strong> <\/strong>Newsom’s wife explains how to raise children to ‘deconstruct’ ‘limiting narratives’ on gender<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n