US: Gas stations covered with stickers blaming Joe Biden for high fuel prices

As gasoline prices in United States have increased, a sticker featuring US President Joe Biden pointing his finger with word, "I did that!" has emerged in gas stations across country. This comes as average price of a gallon of petrol has risen to $4.326 (Rs 332.06), just ahe of highest national average price of $4.311 (Rs 330.91), as per Parise News. Although Biden ministration prohibited Russian oil shipments in reaction to country's war on Ukraine, some critics claim that his energy policies were alrey hurting gas prices.

According to American Automobile Association (AAA), one gallon of standard unleed gas costs $4.78 (Rs 366.91) in Manhattan and $4.32 (Rs 331.60) nationwide as of Saturday. Javier Estra Ovalles, who owns company Automotive Anarchy and sells his own Biden stickers is processing over 80 orders per day for witty political messages. He stated that he is not a leftist or a rightist, a Democrat or a Republican and that basically, whatever sells is what goes on shelf.

People criticise Biden for high fuel price

People are criticising Biden for high price of gasoline, as one person from New York, Upper West Side stated that everything Biden has done since assuming office has gone downhill. He claimed that as a result of increase in price of gasoline, his car has been parked for entire week, according to New York Post. One person from Brooklyn said that he spent $47 (Rs 3,607.68) on a half-tank, claiming that earlier on weekends, he used to go out to eat, but now he can't.

While stickers may appear to some as a humorous political message, authorities are concerned that gas stations could be penalised for vandalism. Perry Cagle who is an assistant manager at Exxon in Ans, which is located off Highway 72 stated that he takes off 5 or 6 stickers a day from various pumps. He furr said that as gas costs continue to rise, so do number of stickers.  stickers originally appeared last year, and ir popularity has grown as petrol costs have continued to rise.

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