Democrats are capitalizing on the war against Iran and its effects on domestic gas prices in a heated midterm election year.
California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom — a likely contender for the White House in the election cycle immediately following these midterms — is no exception.
But when he tried to pin the blame for high gas prices on corporate greed, he was swiftly humbled by social media platform X’s community notes system.
Newsom’s press office account posted a screenshot from a Reuters news report on April 9 noting that oil company Chevron is seeing higher profits from the elevated gas prices.
The company expected first-quarter earnings to increase between $1.6 billion and $2.2 billion from the previous quarter.
While America suffers, Chevron profits.pic.twitter.com/npcRlNH8Hm
— Governor Newsom Press Office (@GovPressOffice)April 9, 2026
In response, Newsom’s press office said that “while America suffers, Chevron profits.”
But a community note on the post observed that Chevron is far from the only entity that makes pumping gas more burdensome for Californians — and perhaps not even the worst offender.
“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 community note said.
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