The article discusses the rising gas prices at Freedom Fuel gas stations shortly after their launch. Initially advertised at $3.47 per gallon, prices have reportedly increased to $3.57 and even higher in some locations, as tracked by GasBuddy. The White House had celebrated the stations' debut, linking it to President Trump, but later clarified it is not subsidizing these prices. Critics have raised questions about the sustainability of these low prices and the potential sources of subsidies, with some comparing the model to socialism. Customers expressed mixed reactions regarding the fluctuating prices, with some appreciating the lower costs despite political reservations towards Trump.

Just In

Apple sues OpenAI over alleged theft of trade secrets Technology |

16 minutes ago

Trump ‘left instructions’ to bomb Iran ‘at levels that they’ve never seen’ if he’s assassinated Administration |

38 minutes ago

Trump administration rolls back key endangered species protection News |

38 minutes ago

DOJ sues Maryland over immigration sanctuary law News |

59 minutes ago

McCarthy to Johnson: ‘Stop recessing’ News |

1 hour ago

Watch live: Houston officials, Sylvia Garcia speak on ICE shooting Video |

1 hour ago

Bipartisan senators welcome deal with Trump on stalled Russia sanctions bill Senate |

1 hour ago

South Carolina Republicans sue state to end open primary elections Court Battles |

1 hour ago

View all Load more

Energy & Environment

Freedom Fuel gas prices are rising only days after debut, GasBuddy data indicates

Comments:

by Michael Bartiromo - 07/10/26 1:39 PM ET

Comments:

Link copied

Share via Email Share on Facebook Share on X (formerly Twitter)Share on Threads

by Michael Bartiromo - 07/10/26 1:39 PM ET

Comments:

Link copied

Share via Email Share on Facebook Share on X (formerly Twitter)Share on Threads

Video Player is loading.

Play Video

PlaySkip BackwardSkip Forward

Unmute

Current Time 0:00

Duration 0:00

Loaded: 0%

0:00

Stream Type LIVE

Seek to live, currently behind liveLIVE

Playback Rate

Chapters

Chapters

Descriptions

descriptions off, selected

Captions

captions settings, opens captions settings dialog
captions off, selected

Audio Track

Quality

FullscreenShare

This is a modal window.

HLS playlist request error at URL: https://tkx.mp.lura.live/rest/v2/mcp/video/11959816.m3u8?anvack=Rawk5AaXamlYMHRoV0UeKfkdB3KQ0dnD&eud=NExlctJX0MT7X8mwrM3XdzqUHVjPM0Frsq9TRUEb4ak%2FKJgRKZ%2B64LxwkKEbw%2B0YTyO8KsbFw40vgX8hrw%2Bxqw%3D%3D.

Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window.

TextColorWhiteBlackRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanOpacityOpaqueSemi-TransparentText BackgroundColorBlackWhiteRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanOpacityOpaqueSemi-TransparentTransparentCaption Area BackgroundColorBlackWhiteRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanOpacityTransparentSemi-TransparentOpaque

Font Size50%75%100%125%150%175%200%300%400%Text Edge StyleNoneRaisedDepressedUniformDrop shadowFont FamilyProportional Sans-SerifMonospace Sans-SerifProportional SerifMonospace SerifCasualScriptSmall Caps

ResetDone

Close Modal Dialog

End of dialog window.

The Hill's Headlines | PM - July 10, 2026

DC Bureau: Iran Attacks and Gas Prices

NOW PLAYING

DC Bureau: Iran Attacks and Gas Prices

In Article Audio Player

(NEXSTAR) – Even the price of “Freedom Fuel” is subject to fluctuations, it seems.

The White House on Tuesday touted the debut of the “ Freedom Fuel Network” of gas stations in a post on social platform X, stating that prices at Freedom Fuel pumps had been lowered to $3.47 per gallon in honor of “our 47th President.”

The same post also linked the Freedom Fuel Network to President Trump, claiming he was “leading the charge to lower gas prices this summer — putting more money in your pocket.” But the White House has since claimed that the Trump administration is not behind the Freedom Fuel Network and is not subsidizing its prices.

No matter who is operating the stations, however, it appears that the previously advertised price of $3.47 is not as feasible as it was once promised.

Freedom Fuel station

A customers gets gas at a Freedom Fuel Network gas station on July 8, 2026, in Dresher, Pennsylvania. (Joe Lamberti/Getty Images)

GasBuddy, an app and online tracking resource for gas prices, has recorded prices of at least $3.57 per gallon at the majority of Freedom Fuel’s 25 locations as of Friday morning, according to its Gas Price Map tool.

Videos and images posted by social media users in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, where the stations operate, also appear to show similar $3.57-per-gallon prices.

Several of the locations’ prices were unavailable, though none of those tracked by GasBuddy were offering gas at the original price of $3.47 per gallon.

While higher than initially advertised, at least one Freedom Fuel location’s prices had reportedly fallen dramatically since Wednesday, when GasBuddy found a New Jersey station to be offering a gallon for $3.89 on Wednesday, according to data analyzed by USA Today. The same station on Friday morning was charging $3.57, per GasBuddy data.

Freedom Fuel’s stations, however, were still generally cheaper than other nearby gas stations, according to the GasBuddy map.

A Freedom Fuel Network gas station advertises gas prices of $3.57 per gallon on July 8, 2026, in Dresher, Pennsylvania. (Joe Lamberti/Getty Images)

Critics of the Freedom Fuel model have questioned where the subsidies are coming from, seeing as experts have claimed the stations must be taking a loss, based on the current price of oil. Tom Kloza, an energy advisor for Gulf, told The New York Times that these kinds of promotions are unsustainable, and “the period where one sells at the disadvantaged prices is measured in hours and not days or weeks.”

Others have likened the idea behind the Freedom Fuel stations to socialism, despite the White House denying being behind the network. And there were plenty who blamed the Trump administration and its war with Iran on the rising gas prices, which were well under $3.47 nationally a year ago, according to AAA data.

Some of the drivers in the area, meanwhile, were appreciative of the lower pump prices. Steve Wyrenski, a customer at a Pennsylvania Freedom Fuel station earlier this week, told the Associated Press that lower gas prices were a “godsend” for his business’ bottom line, but reiterated that he was no fan of Trump.

“I don’t support his policies,” he said of Trump. “I think he’s caused a lot of the problems that this country’s having.”

When asked, a White House representative told a CBS affiliate in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, that prices at the Freedom Fuel stations would continue to “fluctuate.”

“The prices at the gas stations will fluctuate — possibly coming down even further — depending on the market and the location, given some are located in Pennsylvania and New Jersey,” the spokesperson said.

Add as preferred source on Google

Tags AAA affordability Donald Trump Freedom Fuel network gas prices Gasbuddy Trump administration white house