Karine Jean-Pierre touts Biden’s progress at the pump

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre pointed to gas prices as a win for President Joe Biden.

Jean-Pierre took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to respond to an article surrounding gas prices. The national average is $3.12, according to AAA, a price that has been on the decline in the past month. It is also lower than it was a year ago. Yet, the price is still above the national average of April 2021 before prices rose above $3 per gallon for the first time since 2014, according to Gas Buddy.

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“Gas prices are down $1.90 from their peak after Putin’s war—and there’s even more relief for Americans in the New Year,” Jean-Pierre wrote.

Jean-Pierre was referring to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which began in February 2022.

The highest-ever recorded average price per gallon of gas came in June 2022 at $5.02, which was just before the midterm elections. This last week saw a 6-cent increase in gas prices, which was the first time gas prices increased since September.

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Still, the top five most expensive prices come in Hawaii at $4.68, California at $4.57, Washington at $4.17, Nevada at $3.89, and Oregon at $3.82. Then, states that saw the biggest increases included Florida at 16 cents, Texas at 11 cents, Delaware at 9 cents, South Carolina at 9 cents, and Colorado at 7 cents.

Jean-Pierre has been the press secretary since May 2022 after serving as former press secretary Jen Psaki’s deputy secretary.