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DCCC launches digital ad campaign hitting GOP for gas prices

DCCC launches digital ad campaign hitting GOP for gas prices

Prices are posted at a gas station in Downtown Brooklyn on March 18, 2026, in New York, United States. Matthew Hoen | Nurphoto | Getty Images The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee on Tuesday is launching a digital ad campaign targeting President Donald Trump and Republicans for rising gas prices amid the war in Iran. The six-second ad, shared first with CNBC, shows the price at a gas pump going up and a final image saying “D.C. Republicans Did That!” The ads will run on Meta platforms Facebook and Instagram and are geotargeted to show up when viewers are at or near gas stations in all 44 of the DCCC’s “Districts in Play.” “Another day, another broken promise from Trump and House Republicans,” DCCC Communications Director Courtney Rice said in a statement. “Now, when voters fill up at the pump, they’ll have yet another reminder that D.C. Republicans are squarely to blame for the price of gas, and everything else, being too damn high.” Read more CNBC politics coverage Both Democrats and Republicans have hammered home …