Record diesel prices spark falling Trump approval in high-cost states

Diesel prices have surged to an all-time high of $6.53, according to AAA, with 16 states and the District of Columbia seeing rates above $6.50; California leads at $8.44. The spike follows supply constraints tied to the Iran war and other global pressures. Polling by Civiqs shows Trump’s presidential job approval falling below a negative 25 percent net rating in many of these high-price states, while broader surveys reveal 77 percent of voters hold the president partly responsible for fuel inflation.

Republican legislators have called on Trump to intervene, but the president attributes the rise to the Russia-Ukraine conflict and argues the cost is a temporary trade-off for a non-nuclear Iran. Experts warn the diesel surge threatens logistics, construction, and agriculture, with farmers already reporting profit losses during harvest season.