2026年4月17日 美国东部时间中午12:58 / 福克斯新闻频道
2022年俄乌战争期间油价飙升时，哈里斯曾表示美国人必须“与朋友站在一起”
作者：保罗·斯坦豪泽、亚历克斯·尼茨伯格、布鲁克·辛格曼 福克斯新闻
前副总统卡玛拉·哈里斯本周指责总统唐纳德·特朗普因美国与伊朗的战争导致油价飙升。
但四年前，时任副总统的哈里斯曾表示，由俄罗斯入侵乌克兰引发的油价飙升是“为民主付出的代价”。
“在北卡罗来纳州和全美各地，油价都太高了，”哈里斯本周在社交媒体帖子中写道。“这是唐纳德·特朗普在伊朗发动的选择性战争的直接结果，美国民众正在为此付出代价。”
这篇周三发布的帖子附带一段视频，视频中哈里斯站在北卡罗来纳州一处加油站的油价标牌前发表讲话。
哈里斯在关键总统初选州造势，此前已明确暗示将参加2028年总统竞选
2026年4月15日周三，在南卡罗来纳州格林维尔举行的南卡罗来纳州民主党筹款活动前，前副总统卡玛拉·哈里斯（中）在Crave餐厅与顾客交谈。（梅格·金纳德/美联社照片）
“我们的总统更关注他认为符合自身最佳政治利益和个人利益的事，而非美国工薪阶层的最佳利益，”哈里斯在这段简短视频的结尾说道。
美以两国于2月28日发动对伊朗的袭击后，美国普通汽油均价飙升至每加仑4美元以上。伊朗军队遭到重创，最高领袖阿里·哈梅内伊和其他伊朗高级官员在这场持续一个半月的战争中丧生。
作为回应，伊朗用导弹和无人机袭击了多个波斯湾国家的能源设施。该国还几乎封锁了霍尔木兹海峡，导致全球约20%的石油供应停滞，全球燃油价格大幅上涨。
特朗普对伊朗发动的袭击为民主党提供了政治弹药，目前民主党正聚焦民生负担和持续通胀问题。这一议题也帮助民主党在本月两场国会特别选举中取得超出预期的表现。
民主党抨击每加仑4美元油价——指责特朗普的伊朗战争打破“承诺”
丹·凯恩将军（右）表示，他希望对此次历史性救援行动的部分细节保密，以保障未来的任务。与此同时，总统唐纳德·特朗普和战争部长皮特·赫格斯瑟（中）誓言将对伊朗发动为期两天的高强度轰炸。（美联社照片）
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此次袭击也引发了特朗普“让美国再次伟大”阵营部分人士的不满，他们认为总统违背了2024年竞选期间避免卷入外国军事纠葛的承诺。
当前美国油价为四年来最高水平。
2022年俄乌战争初期油价飙升期间，哈里斯在罗马尼亚布加勒斯特的一场新闻发布会上表示，美国“将尽一切所能”支持乌克兰。
“没错，总统在国情咨文中确实说过，民主是有代价的——必须与朋友站在一起——众所周知，即使在个人生活中，忠于基于共同原则和价值观的友谊，有时也很困难——往往并不容易。”
“但这才是友谊的真谛——共享价值观，”哈里斯说。“这就是我们正在做的事。”
福克斯商业频道：霍尔木兹海峡重新开放后油价暴跌
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2022年3月11日周五，副总统卡玛拉·哈里斯在罗马尼亚奥托佩尼的科特罗切尼宫与罗马尼亚总统克劳斯·约翰尼斯会晤后举行联合新闻发布会。（索尔·洛/泳池照片/美联社）
当时共和党人指责时任总统拜登政府推高油价，正如如今民主党指责特朗普一样。
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但两种情况存在重大差异：特朗普下令对伊朗发动空袭，而拜登政府是在俄罗斯发动大规模军事入侵后才向乌克兰提供援助。
当时白宫多次将美国创纪录的高油价归咎于俄罗斯领导人弗拉基米尔·普京，甚至将此次油价上涨称为“#普京涨价”，并誓言拜登将尽一切努力保护美国人免受“加油站之痛”。
但特朗普和共和党利用通胀问题作为关键议题，在2024年大选中取得压倒性胜利，成功夺回白宫和参议院席位，并保持了众议院多数党地位。
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2026年4月13日，佛罗里达州迈阿密一处加油站的油价标牌。（乔·雷德代尔/盖蒂图片社）
民主党希望在今年的中期选举中扭转局面，将民生负担作为竞选重点，目标是拿下众议院和参议院的多数席位。
而曾在2024年大选取代拜登成为民主党总统候选人并输给特朗普的哈里斯，已明确暗示将参加2028年白宫竞选。
白宫反驳了哈里斯本周的指责。
在给福克斯新闻数字频道的一份声明中，白宫发言人泰勒·罗杰斯辩称：“没人在意或相信卡玛拉·哈里斯的话，因为美国人还记得拜登-哈里斯政府极不受欢迎且代价高昂的‘绿色新骗局’带来的经济痛苦。卡玛拉的反能源主导议程在短短四年内将电价推高了30%以上，全国平均汽油价格在短短一年内飙升至每加仑5美元。”
保罗·斯坦豪泽是驻摇摆州新罕布什尔州的政治记者，负责报道全美各地的竞选活动。
Harris blames Trump for rising gas prices — after once saying they’re the ‘price to pay for democracy’
2026-04-17 12:58pm EDT / Fox News
In 2022, Harris said Americans had to ‘stand with your friends’ as gas prices surged during the Russia-Ukraine war
By Paul Steinhauser , Alex Nitzberg , Brooke Singman, Fox News
Former Vice President Kamala Harris this week blasted President Donald Trump for the surge in gas prices triggered by the U.S. war with Iran.
But four years ago, the then-vice president said that soaring gas prices sparked in part by the Russian invasion of Ukraine were the “price to pay for democracy.”
“Here in North Carolina and around the country, gas prices are too high,” Harris wrote this week in a social media post. “This is a direct result of Donald Trump’s war of choice in Iran, and the American people are paying the price.”
The Wednesday post featured a video of Harris delivering remarks while standing outside in front of a sign displaying fuel prices at a gas station in North Carolina.
HARRIS STOPS IN KEY PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY STATE AFTER LEAVING DOOR WIDE OPEN TO 2028 RUN
Former Vice President Kamala Harris, center, speaks with patrons during a stop at Crave restaurant ahead of a South Carolina Democratic Party fundraiser on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, in Greenville, S.C(Meg Kinnard/AP Photo)
“We’ve got a president who is paying more attention to what he thinks is in his best political interests and personal interests, as opposed to what is in the best interest of working people in America,” Harris declared at the end of the brief video.
The average price of regular gasoline surged to over $4 per gallon following the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran, which were launched on Feb. 28. Iran’s military has been decimated, and Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other top Iranian officials were killed during the month-and-a-half-long war.
In response, Iran targeted energy facilities with missile and drone attacks in a number of Persian Gulf nations. It has also made the Strait of Hormuz nearly impassable to commercial shipping, bringing roughly 20% of the world’s oil supply to a halt and sending global fuel prices sharply higher.
Trump’s attacks on Iran have provided Democrats with political ammunition amid their focus on affordability and persistent inflation. The issue has also boosted them to overperformance at the ballot box in two special congressional elections this month.
DEMOCRATS POUNCE ON $4 PER GALLON GAS – BLAME TRUMP’S IRAN WAR FOR ‘BROKEN PROMISE’
Gen. Dan Caine, right, said he wanted to keep some details of the historic rescue secret to preserve future missions as President Donald Trump and War Secretary Pete Hegseth, center, vowed the two heaviest days of bombing to come in Iran.(AP Photo)
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The attacks have also upset some in Trump’s MAGA base, who feel the president has broken his 2024 campaign promise to avoid foreign military entanglements.
The current gas prices in the U.S. are the highest in four years.
Speaking during a press conference in Bucharest, Romania during that gas price surge in 2022 during the early months of the Russia-Ukraine war, Harris said the U.S. was “committed in everything we are doing” in support of Ukraine.
“And yes, the president did say in the State of the Union, there is a price to pay for democracy — got to stand with your friends — and as everybody knows, even in your personal life, being loyal to those friendships based on common principles and values, sometimes, it’s difficult — often, it ain’t easy.”
“But that is what the friendship is about — shared values,” Harris said. “So that’s what we’re doing.”
FOX BUSINESS: OIL PRICES PLUNGE AFTER STRAIGHT OF HORMUZ REOPENS
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Vice President Kamala Harris holds a joint press conference following her meeting with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis at Cotroceni Palace in Otopeni, Romania, Friday, March 11, 2022.(Saul Loeb/Pool Photo/AP)
Republicans at the time blamed then-President Joe Biden’s administration for the high gas prices, just as Democrats are now blaming Trump.
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But a major difference in the two situations is that while Trump ordered the U.S. strikes on Iran, the Biden administration came to Ukraine’s aid after Russian launched a widescale military invasion.
The White House at the time repeatedly blamed Russian leader Vladimir Putin for record-high gas prices in the U.S., even coining the surge the “#PutinPriceHike” and vowing that Biden would do everything he could to shield Americans from “pain at the pump.”
But Trump and Republicans capitalized on inflation, using it as a key issue in the sweeping 2024 election victories, when they won back the White House and Senate and held their House majority.
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Fuel prices are displayed on a sign at a gas station on April 13, 2026, in Miami, Fla.(Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Democrats are hoping to turn the tables in this year’s midterm elections by spotlighting affordability as they aim to flip the House and Senate.
And Harris, who lost to Trump in the 2024 election after replacing Biden as the Democratic Party’s nominee, has left the door wide open to a 2028 White Houser run.
The White House pushed back against this week’s jab from Harris.
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In a statement to Fox News Digital, White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers argued, “No one cares or believes what Kamala Harris says because Americans remember the economic pain caused by the Biden-Harris administration’s very unpopular and costly Green New Scam. Kamala’s anti-energy dominance agenda sent electricity prices soaring more than 30 percent in just four years, and the average gas price across the country skyrocketed to $5 in just one year.”
Paul Steinhauser is a politics reporter based in the swing state of New Hampshire. He covers the campaign trail from coast to coast.
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