Los Angeles, United States, May 2, 2026 (AFP) - 'Trump is an idiot': Californians fume over soaring petrol prices

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2026-05-02

At a gas station in Los Angeles, Ryder Thomas wore a grimace of barely suppressed anger as he filled his pickup truck, watching the cost tick up to $130 for a full tank -- $30 more than he was paying before the US and Israel attacked Iran. "I'm mad about the price, but I'm even madder about why it's so high," the 28-year-old told AFP. This week, pump prices in the United States climbed to their highest level since early 2022, when Russia's full-......

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