'Hard to wrap your head around how backwards Trump admin is on affordability': Economist

LET'S BRING IN JARED BERNSTEIN, FORMER CHAIRF THE COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISORS UNDER PRESIDENT BIDEN AND SUSAN PAGE, WASHINGTON BUREAU CHIEF FOR USA TODAY. JARED, NO GUARANTEE THAT OIL PRICES WILL GO DOWN. MEANTIME, AMERICANS ARE PAYING MORE AND MORE AT THE PUMP, UP ANOTHER FEW CENTS FROM JUST A FEW DAYS AGO.FUEL SURCHARGES SUCH AS THE ONE FEDEX CHARGES WHEN DIESEL GOES AROUND $3 .55 A GALLON ARE NOW IN PLACE, NOT TO MENTION THE LASTING IMPACTS OF TRUMP'S TARIFFS. WHERE DOES THAT LEAVE THE AMERICAN CONSUMER ...