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'Lol at all the MAGAs': Right-wingers melt down at CBS News' July 4 report

CBS News this week reported that Fourth of July gas prices in the United States were "expected to hit" a three-year low — and MAGA was furious.CBS News' Megan Cerullo said, "The average price of gasoline on Independence Day is expected to be $3.49 per gallon nationwide, the lowest price it's been on the busy travel holiday in three years, according to GasBuddy, a fuel savings platform….. Last year, this national average price of gas was $3.50, just a penny higher than this year's projected price."Cerullo added, "In 2022, the average cost of gas was more than $1.30 higher than it's expected to be this year, driven up at the time by Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February which caused oil prices to spike."READ MORE:'Total black hole': Biden staffers 'miserable' as post-debate anxiety buildsWhen CBS News tweeted Cerullo's reporting, some MAGA Republicans reacted with anger.On X, the pro-Donald Trump Great American Mail posted, "Down from HORRIFIC highs isn't anything to brag about. Why CBS 'News' campaigning for Biden?"Another MAGA Republican, Kevin M. Nelson, tweeted, "But not the lowest in 4 years.. Trump2024."But other X users found it laughable that factual reporting on gas prices would be interpreted as "campaigning for Biden."READ MORE: 'Stalling tactics': Social conservatives 'escalate behind-the-scenes disagreement' with Trump campaignTonya Bailey tweeted, "LOL at all the magas in the comments trying to spin this as a bad thing for President Biden."READ MORE: 'MAGA imperial presidency': Analysis reveals the radical 'theocracy' central to Project 2025