Trump stumps for Republicans in deep-red Mississippi
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[0:00] Hello everyone, I'm Major Garrett back
[0:01] in Washington. Let me welcome you to the
[0:03] Takeout. You've probably heard the
[0:05] expression, the math ain't mathing.
[0:08] Things don't add up. Or when they do,
[0:10] that math doesn't make sense. Well,
[0:13] today, according to calculations from
[0:15] AAA, the average price of a gallon of
[0:17] gas during the second Trump term is
[0:19] higher, ever so slightly higher than
[0:22] during the Biden presidency. Here are
[0:24] the numbers. We'll show you on a
[0:25] graphic. The Trump average, $347
[0:28] and change per gallon. on the Biden
[0:29] average $347
[0:31] and change per gallon. I know the change
[0:34] part is 100th of a cent. It doesn't
[0:36] amount to much, especially since we
[0:38] don't even make pennies anymore in
[0:39] America. But what matters is these
[0:41] prices are essentially the same. And
[0:43] that's a hardship. Trump did not promise
[0:46] the same gas prices as Biden. Quite the
[0:48] contrary, he promised lower ones.
[0:50] Politically, that math ain't mathing.
[0:53] Here's a variation of that theme. Is the
[0:56] map mathing? That, my friends, is a
[1:00] Senate question for these midterms
[1:02] because the House GOP majority is as
[1:04] good as gone. Republicans in candid
[1:06] moments will privately acknowledge that.
[1:08] So, it's all about the Senate and
[1:11] majority control and how much
[1:13] legislative and investigatory power
[1:15] Democrats might possess when the next
[1:18] Congress convenes. President Trump is in
[1:20] Mississippi tonight for a Senate
[1:23] campaign.
[1:24] Mississippi.
[1:26] The last time Mississippi elected a
[1:28] Democratic senator was 1982. His name
[1:31] John Stennis. He was elected to a
[1:34] seventh term. I was a sophomore