- A Republican Senate candidate advised Americans to reduce Starbucks visits to cope with rising gas prices.
- Michele Tafoya, running in Minnesota, made the suggestion amid economic strain caused by the ongoing Iran conflict when she was a call-in guest on The Todd Starnes Radio Show.
- She urged citizens to 'be patriots' and make their gasoline 'go a little further' as prices soar.
- US gasoline pump prices have jumped over 30% since the conflict began, now approaching $4 per gallon.
- Tafoya referenced World War II, saying Americans supported troops by doing little things like collecting metal and aluminum to help in the war efforts.
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