Vance dodges Trump voter's fury over devastating gas prices by blaming Biden and Iranian 'terrorists'

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Nieto, P. (2026, October 18). Vance dodges Trump voter's fury over devastating gas prices by blaming Biden and Iranian 'terrorists'. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16217871/vance-trump-voter-gas-prices-biden-iran.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-10-18 · by Phillip Nieto

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At a CBS town hall on Saturday night, JD Vance was confronted by a former Trump voter who criticized rising gas prices in Detroit, noting that prices have increased from $1.17 per gallon during Trump’s term to $4.33 currently. In response, Vance blamed Joe Biden and Iranian “terrorists,” citing lost refining capacity under the previous administration and Iran's attacks on commercial ships as reasons for the high prices. CBS host Tony Dokoupil challenged Vance by pointing out inconsistencies in his earlier statements about gas prices being temporary.
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Vice President JD Vance faced tough questions from Michigan voters during a CBS News town hall aired on October 17, 2026, just weeks before the midterm elections. At the event in Flat Rock, Michigan, a voter confronted Vance over high gas prices, noting that prices were significantly lower under former President Trump. Vance blamed both the Biden administration and Iranian "terrorists" for the current high costs. Another questioner challenged Vance on his immigration rhetoric, citing statements about H-1B visa workers as “foreign indentured servants,” which Vance acknowledged might have been imperfect but intended to criticize companies rather than immigrants themselves. The town hall highlighted potential challenges Vance could face if running for president in 2028, especially regarding the Trump administration's record and ongoing issues like the war with Iran.

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JD Vance blamed Joe Biden and Iranian ‘terrorists’ for sky-high gas prices after a two-time Trump voter confronted him at a CBS town hall that aired Saturday night Keyshawn, a former Trump voter, told the vice president he paid as little as $1.17 a gallon in Detroit during Trump’s first term and now shells out $4.33 ‘When Joe Biden was president, we had about 20 percent of American refining capacity that went offline,’ he said.
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🔮 ‘What aren’t we doing that we could be doing to obtain the previous Trump administration’s gas prices?’ he asked.
2026-10-18 · Daily Mail
Vance dodges Trump voter's fury over devastating gas prices by blaming Biden and Iranian 'terrorists' · assertive framing

Claims (17 extracted, 2 hedged)

- Sign up HERE to our DC Insider newsletter - your guide to what's rocking Washington, rattling the White House and setting tongues wagging on the Hill JD asserted
tongues → sign → Hill
Vance blamed Joe Biden and Iranian ‘terrorists’ for sky-high gas prices after a two-time Trump voter confronted him at a CBS town hall that aired Saturday night. asserted
that → blame → hall
The Michigan voter, identified as Keyshawn, told the vice president he paid as little as $1.17 a gallon in Detroit during Trump’s first term and now shells out $4.33. asserted
he → identify → 4.33
‘What aren’t we doing that we could be doing to obtain the previous Trump administration’s gas prices?’ he asked. uncertain
he → do → prices
The ex-Trump voter then revealed he plans to back Democrat Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan’s knife-edge Senate race. asserted
he → reveal → race
He demanded to know why he should choose Republican Mike Rogers instead. asserted
he → demand → Rogers
Energy prices have exploded since the US went to war with Iran earlier this year, with Tehran’s forces firing on commercial shipping and driving the national average for a gallon of gas from $2.98 to $4.33. asserted
forces → explode → 4.33
The pain at the pump now threatens to cost Republicans their majorities in the House and Senate when voters go to the polls for the midterm elections just weeks away. asserted
voters → threaten → elections
Trump and Vance campaigned in 2024 on a promise not to start any new wars in the Middle East. asserted
Trump → campaign → East
Michigan’s open Senate seat, where Rogers is locked in a dead heat with El-Sayed, could decide which party controls the upper chamber. uncertain
party → lock → chamber
Vance conceded gas prices are ‘too high right now’ but insisted the real culprit was refining capacity lost under his predecessor. asserted
culprit → concede → predecessor
JD Vance blamed Joe Biden and Iranian ‘terrorists’ for sky-high gas prices after a two-time Trump voter confronted him at a CBS town hall that aired Saturday night Keyshawn, a former Trump voter, told the vice president he paid as little as $1.17 a gallon in Detroit during Trump’s first term and now shells out $4.33 ‘When Joe Biden was president, we had about 20 percent of American refining capacity that went offline,’ he said. asserted
he → blame → capacity
He also pointed to the Iranians ‘shooting at every commercial ship that they can’ and warned Americans would pay far more if the US walked away from the Strait of Hormuz. asserted
US → point → Hormuz
CBS host Tony Dokoupil interrupted Vance by noting the Trump administration is nearly two years old before adding, ‘at a certain point, it becomes your economy, not Joe Biden’s economy.’ Dokoupil also reminded Vance that back in March he claimed the gas spike was a ‘temporary blip,’ then he demanded to know: ‘How long is temporary?’ asserted
he → interrupt → March
Vance never offered a date, saying ‘it takes two to tango’ and accusing terrorists of ‘blowing up world energy markets.’ asserted
it → offer → markets
The vice president reached for his working-class roots, telling the crowd high gas prices ‘made my grandmother suffer.’ asserted
grandmother → reach → crowd
He closed with a pitch for Rogers as ‘fundamentally a problem solver’ with the courage to break from his own party and call for an end to the conflict. asserted
He → close → conflict
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