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“完全是因为加文·纽森（Gavin Newsom）疯狂的气候教条，我们才拥有全国最高的汽油税，”共和党州长候选人史蒂夫·希尔顿（Steve Hilton）表示
作者：彼得·皮内多（Peter Pinedo）
来源：福克斯新闻（Fox News）
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尽管加利福尼亚州民主党州长加文·纽森将汽油价格上涨归咎于唐纳德·特朗普总统在伊朗的行动，但批评者却因该州加油站价格大幅高于全国平均水平，而指责他推行”疯狂的”气候政策。
周二，纽森（被广泛认为是2028年民主党总统候选人的热门人选）在社交平台X上抨击”特朗普对伊朗的战争”导致汽油价格上涨。
纽森写道：”仅本周，美国人在加油时就将多支付15亿美元，这完全是因为唐纳德·特朗普对伊朗的战争。”他补充说，加州”将继续使用我们多年来开发的工具，以帮助应对价格飙升，并减轻特朗普鲁莽行为的影响。”
作为回应，加州共和党州长候选人史蒂夫·希尔顿抨击纽森，称”加州拥有美国最高的汽油税和费用”。
加州选民身份证倡议达到签名门槛，将在11月与纽森展开对决
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“加文·纽森试图转移责任，”希尔顿说，”他把加州高达5.49美元、5.69美元（即将达到6美元）的疯狂汽油价格归咎于伊朗战争。但这不是伊朗战争的问题，因为在该国其他地区，汽油价格没有达到5.49美元，而是3美元左右。”
“完全是因为加文·纽森疯狂的气候教条，我们才拥有全国最高的汽油税，”他继续说道。
希尔顿呼吁纽森结束其全国巡回售书活动，并立即”暂停汽油税”。
根据美国汽车协会（AAA）的数据，加州每加仑平均汽油价格约为5.33美元，是美国目前汽油价格最高的州。加州的汽油价格远高于排名第二和第三的华盛顿州（4.72美元/加仑）和夏威夷州（4.69美元/加仑），而美国全国平均价格为3.57美元/加仑。
美国能源信息署（U.S. Energy Information Administration）的数据显示，加州的汽油税最高，约为每加仑70美分。
在2025年福克斯新闻数字版的一篇评论文章中，希尔顿写道，”加州居高不下的汽油价格是15年一党制民主党统治的直接结果。”
他补充说：”加文·纽森、前副总统卡玛拉·哈里斯以及该州其他所有主要民主党人，一直是这场’化石燃料战争’的啦啦队，无休止地吹嘘在气候变化方面’引领世界’。”
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纽森办公室的一位发言人告诉福克斯新闻数字版：”我们不知道史蒂夫·希尔顿是谁，但石油巨头及其傀儡们正花费时间组织一场协调一致的运动来攻击加州，而唐纳德·特朗普鲁莽的伊朗战争仅在本周就已经让美国人在汽油成本上损失了15亿美元——全国平均价格上涨了60美分，而不仅仅是加州。”
发言人补充道：”如果他们真的关心保护消费者，就应该把这种关切引向正确的地方：指向唐纳德·特朗普。”
“特朗普的战争对美国家庭在加油站征税的情况看不到尽头，而他的盟友们却保持沉默，这令人震惊，”他们表示。
希尔顿并非唯一批评纽森石油和天然气政策的人。
洛杉矶县共和党主席罗克珊·霍格（Roxanne Hoge）称纽森的言论”是典型的投射案例，他指责他人，而自己的执政记录却充满了管理不善和失败。”
霍格告诉福克斯新闻数字版：”加州人已经看到，汽油成本高于美国其他地区，这与特朗普总统无关。他通过驱逐生产商来减少供应，却没有像承诺的那样用汽油税收入修复基础设施。我们都知道，加文·纽森不顾自己在国内糟糕的执政记录，已经开始为总统竞选活动做准备。”
周三，内政部长道格·伯加姆（Doug Burgum）在社交平台X上发文称”加州正在扼杀其经济！”
部长写道，尽管纽森”继续关闭炼油厂并推高加州的汽油价格”，但内政部批准了超过6000个钻探许可，”以推进[特朗普的]美国能源主导议程并降低全国汽油价格。”
雪佛龙公司总裁安迪·沃尔兹（Andy Walz）也最近发出警告，称新提议的”总量控制与投资”修正案是加州剩余炼油厂的死亡判决书。
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加州空气资源委员会正试图通过大幅降低该州允许的总污染上限来使企业更清洁。具体而言，该委员会提议在2027年至2030年间从该州市场中取消1.183亿个排放配额，并最近将其碳减排目标提高到2045年减少90%。
能源巨头在致纽森的一封信中警告称，此举将导致超过50万个工作岗位流失，威胁国家安全，并使汽油价格每加仑上涨1美元以上——所有这些都是为了推动州政府对能源行业的”勒索”。
雪佛龙公司总裁安迪·沃尔兹在信中写道：”拟议的法规将摧毁该州剩余炼油厂的生存能力，这将导致加州整个炼油行业因这一错误计划而消失。”
“这项法规将提高消费者的交通和航空燃料价格。它将导致大量失业，包括许多高薪工会工作岗位，同时减少对基本公共服务的资金投入，”他继续说道，并补充称”它将颠覆加州的燃料市场，并威胁到关键能源和国家安全资产。”
同样，美国石油协会发言人蒂姆·斯图尔特（Tim Stewart）告诉福克斯新闻数字版：”加州的能源困境开始影响其他西部州的经济，如果不立即改变路线，我们都将感受到纽森州长领导下的数十年糟糕加州能源政策带来的痛苦。”
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“加州在能源生产和分配经济方面的严重管理不善正成为一个国家安全问题，现在它影响到了我们所有人，”斯图尔特继续说道，”此外，农业、制造业、住房、金融系统都受到了影响。”
“情况本不必如此，纽森州长知道这一点，”斯图尔特说，”他也知道，无论他如何努力——他都无法将这归咎于特朗普或我们的行业。公众现在不再相信这套说辞了。”
福克斯商业频道的克里斯汀·阿尔塔斯（Kristen Altus）对本报告有贡献。
彼得·皮内多是福克斯新闻数字版的政治记者。
Newsom knocked for ‘insane’ California gas prices after blaming Trump for rising costs
Published March 11, 2026 6:55pm EDT | Updated March 12, 2026 9:02am EDT
‘It’s entirely because of Gavin Newsom’s insane climate dogma that we have the highest gas taxes in the country,’ said GOP gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton
By Peter Pinedo
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While California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom blames President Donald Trump’s actions in Iran for the price of gas, critics are calling him out for “insane” climate policies as the state’s prices at the pump soar significantly above the national average.
On Tuesday, Newsom, who is widely considered a top contender for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination, took to X to slam “Trump’s war with Iran” over gas prices.
Newsom wrote that “Americans will pay $1.5 BILLION MORE at the gas pump just this week because of Donald Trump’s war with Iran.” He added that California “will continue using the tools we’ve spent years developing to help fight price spikes and lessen the blow from Trump’s recklessness.”
In response, Steve Hilton, a Republican candidate for California governor, slammed Newsom, saying, “California has the highest gas taxes and fees in America.”
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California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom is taking criticism for the state’s soaring gas prices after blaming “Trump’s war with Iran” for the spike.(Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images; iStock)
“Gavin Newsom is trying to shift blame,” said Hilton, “and he’s blaming these insane gas prices in California, $5.49, $5.69, heading to $6, on the war in Iran. It’s not the war in Iran, because in the rest of the country, they don’t have $5.49, they have $3 gas.”
“It’s entirely because of Gavin Newsom’s insane climate dogma that we have the highest gas taxes in the country,” he continued.
Hilton called on Newsom to end his national book tour and to immediately “suspend the gas tax.”
At approximately $5.33 per gallon, California has by far the highest average gas prices in the U.S., according to AAA. California gas prices significantly exceed those in the next two highest-priced states, Washington and Hawaii, which have average prices of $4.72 and $4.69 per gallon, respectively. Meanwhile, the national average in the U.S. is $3.57 per gallon.
California has the highest gas tax, at roughly 70 cents per gallon, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
In a 2025 opinion piece on Fox News Digital, Hilton wrote that “California’s sky-high gas prices” are the “direct result of 15 years of one-party Democratic rule.”
He added that “Gavin Newsom, former Vice President Kamala Harris and every other leading Democrat in the state have been cheerleaders for this ‘war on fossil fuels,’ endlessly bragging about ‘leading the world’ on climate change.”
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In response, a spokesperson for Newsom’s office told Fox News Digital, “We don’t know who Steve Hilton is, but Big Oil and their puppets are spending their time running a coordinated campaign to attack California, while Donald Trump’s reckless Iran war has already cost Americans $1.5 billion in gas costs just this week alone — prices are up an average of 60 cents nationwide, not just in California.”
The spokesperson added that “if they’re serious about protecting consumers, they should direct that concern where it belongs: at Donald Trump.”
“There’s no end in sight to Trump’s war taxing American families at the pump, and the silence from his allies is deafening,” they said.
Hilton is not the only one criticizing Newsom’s oil and gas policies.
Roxanne Hoge, chair of the Los Angeles County GOP, called Newsom’s take “a textbook case of projection, pointing fingers at others while his own record is riddled with mismanagement and failure.”
“Californians have seen the cost of gas be higher than the rest of the USA for reasons having nothing to do with President Trump. He has driven supply down by banishing producers while not fixing infrastructure with gas tax money as promised,” Hoge told Fox News Digital, adding, “We all know that Gavin Newsom has moved on to campaigning for president in spite of his atrocious record at home.”
On Wednesday, Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum posted on X that “California is KILLING their economy!”
The secretary wrote that while Newsom “continues to close refineries & drive up gas prices for California,” the department approved over 6,000 drilling permits “to advance [Trump’s] American Energy Dominance Agenda & lower gas prices nationwide.”
Chevron President Andy Walz also recently sounded the alarm, warning California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state regulators that newly proposed “cap-and-invest” amendments are a death knell for California’s remaining refineries.
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The California Air Resources Board is aiming to make companies cleaner by aggressively lowering the cap on how much total pollution is allowed in the state. Specifically, the board is proposing to pull 118.3 million allowances out of the state’s market between 2027 and 2030 and has more recently increased its carbon reduction target to 90% by 2045.
The energy giant warns the move will kill more than half a million jobs, threaten national security and spike gas prices by more than a dollar per gallon — all to fuel a state-run “shakedown” of the energy sector — in a letter addressed to Newsom and obtained by The California Globe.
“The proposed regulation will cripple the survivability of the state’s remaining refineries, which will result in California losing the entire industry to this misguided program,” Chevron President Andy Walz wrote.
“This regulation will increase transportation and aviation fuel prices for consumers. It will risk significant job losses, including many high-paying union jobs, while reducing funding for essential public services,” he continued, adding that “it will upend California’s fuels market and threaten critical energy and national security assets.”
In the same vein, Tim Stewart, a spokesperson for the U.S. Oil & Gas Association, told Fox News Digital that “California’s energy malaise is beginning to infect the other western states’ economies and unless there is a course change immediately, we will all feel the pain of decades of horribly bad California energy policy led by Governor Newsom.”
One expert predicted “we will all feel the pain of decades of horribly bad California energy policy led by Governor Newsom.”(Getty Images)
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“California’s gross mismanagement of its energy production and distribution economy is becoming a national security issue, and it now impacts all of us,” Stewart continued, adding that in addition to this, “agriculture, manufacturing, housing, the financial system is all impacted.”
“It doesn’t have to be this way, and Governor Newsom knows it,” said Stewart. “He also knows that no matter how hard he tries – he can’t pin this on Trump or our industry. The public isn’t buying it anymore.”
Fox Business’ Kristen Altus contributed to this report.
Peter Pinedo is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.