A video of former Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene blasting fuel prices in Lubbock, Texas, has sparked fierce backlash. Speaking from a gas station, she contrasted local fuel costs with gas prices in Iran. She also said several lifelong Republicans told her they now plan to vote for Democrats.
The former congresswoman posted the clip on X. In it, she described the Permian Basin as one of the world’s top five oil regions. At the station, diesel sold for $5.89 a gallon, while unleaded cost $4.06. She blamed the government, saying it has not approved a new refinery since 1977. However, federal data show several smaller refineries have opened since then. The last new major U.S. refinery with significant downstream capacity began operating in 1977.
Turning to Iran, she called it “the country that Trump wants to annihilate and bomb out of existence.” She put the price of gas there at “about $0.09 or $0.10 a gallon.” Americans, she added, are “not mad enough.” The lifelong Republicans she spoke with “voted for Trump three times.” Near the end, she addressed the president and his party: “Congratulations, President Trump. Congratulations, Republicans.”
According to her, the station offered the cheapest diesel in town, while other stations charged $5.99. The clip does not identify the voters she mentioned. Nor does it cite a source for the Iran price. Iran heavily subsidizes gasoline and uses a tiered quota system, so its pump prices aren’t directly comparable to U.S. retail fuel prices.
Marjorie Taylor Greene Faces Conservative Backlash Over Texas Gas Prices
Many users responded by turning their anger on Greene herself.
“You are not welcome here with your lies,” one user wrote. Another response stated: “Everyone you talked to was disgusted by you, not by temporary fuel prices we’re suffering through…”
Her comparison with Iran also drew pushback. “They pay 9 cents for gas in Iran? Are we gonna act like their money is worth absolutely [expletive] anything compared to the U.S. Dollar?” one poster asked. Others focused on the political fallout. “All you’re attempting to do now is create division within the party right before midterms, and to what gain?” a separate commenter questioned.
Not everyone joined the criticism, however. “MAGA gets angry at Mtg for calling out gas prices and not the people making the gas prices higher,” one X user argued. Another reply read: “It isn’t a party thing. It’s an American thing.”
Whether the voter anger Greene described carries into the midterms is still unclear. Meanwhile, fuel prices are influenced by numerous factors, including crude oil prices, refining capacity, distribution costs, and taxes.
