House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries went on Good Day New York and tried to blame Republicans for high gas prices, and what happened next was something you almost never see: the New York media told him he was full of it. To his face. On camera.

When you've lost the New York press corps, buddy, you've lost the plot entirely.

Jeffries delivered his usual rehearsed talking points, calling the current situation "a reckless war of choice that has obviously cost the American people significantly, particularly as it relates to skyrocketing gas prices." He was clearly trying to pin energy costs on President Trump and the Republican majority. There was just one problem — anchor Rosanna Scotto wasn't having any of it.

Scotto fired back immediately: "Gas prices were up under Obama... And Biden, right?" She then added the kill shot: "Didn't we have gas prices over $5.00?" That would be the $5-plus-per-gallon gas Americans were paying in June 2022 under Joe Biden — a number Jeffries apparently hoped everyone had forgotten about.

But Scotto wasn't done. She went after the broader cost-of-living disaster that Democrats left behind. "I remember eggs were like $12 a dozen," she said. Now, the actual average was $4.82 per dozen in January 2023 under Biden — still absolutely brutal — compared to the $2.19 per dozen average Americans are paying as of May 2026 under Trump. Either way, Scotto's point landed like a sledgehammer: things were dramatically worse under Democratic leadership, and everybody remembers it.

Jeffries tried to wriggle out of it with one of those classic politician non-answers: "Well, there were gas prices in the immediate aftermath of the pandemic situation..." Ah yes, the pandemic excuse. The gift that keeps on giving for Democrats who don't want to own their own policy failures. Everything bad that happened on their watch was because of COVID. Everything good happening now is despite Republican interference. Convenient how that works.

This exchange was remarkable not for what Jeffries said — he's been running this playbook for years — but for the fact that a friendly New York outlet actually pushed back. These are supposed to be his people. Good Day New York isn't exactly a conservative stronghold. When even your home team media won't carry your water, you know you've overplayed your hand so badly that the gaslighting has become insulting even to the gaslighters.

And that's really the story here. Democrats have spent years blaming Republicans for economic conditions that Americans lived through under Democratic presidents. They think if they just say it confidently enough, on enough morning shows, people will forget paying $5 for gas and $5 for a dozen eggs. They think we're stupid.

We're not stupid. And apparently, neither is Rosanna Scotto.

Jeffries walked into that studio thinking he'd get the usual softballs and sympathetic nods. Instead, he got fact-checked by a local anchor who simply remembered what groceries cost two years ago. That's not journalism. That's just having a functioning memory — something Democrats desperately wish the rest of us didn't have.

You can watch the entire exchange here...