Trump promotes ‘Freedom Fuel’ stations that sell cheap gas. How they’re able to do so is unclear | CNN Business

President Donald Trump is heralding a new chain of gas stations that are selling gas for $3.479 a gallon, well below both market prices and wholesale costs. “This retailer is taking the lead, and others should follow,” he wrote in a Truth Social post last week, highlighting the July 3 opening of a network of 25 “Freedom Fuel” stations located mostly around Philadelphia and in southern New Jersey. “Gas prices at the pump are dropping …but not as fast as they should be.” High gas prices have been a sore point for the Trump administration since the start of the war with Iran. The national AAA average was $3.85 per gallon as of Thursday and $3.99 in Pennsylvania, down from the peak but well above prices before the war. But the bargain Trump is promoting is only available at two dozen stations out of the tens of thousands of gas stations of all kinds nationwide. CNN hasn’t been able to confirm all the Freedom Fuel stations are open. And it’s unclear who is running the discount gas stations and for how long. Freedom Fuel did not reply to requests for comment. The White House said that Freedom Fuel Network is a private company with no government support or subs