I Did That!

phrase found on fuel pumps

I Did That! are stickers, usually showing President Joe Biden, pointing at the price of gasoline at the fuel pumps in a gas station around the United States. The stickers began appearing in 2021 and have increased in popularity as the price of gasoline and other goods have risen due to inflation.[1][2]

Biden "I Did That!" sticker on gasoline pump.
The "I Did That!" sticker next to infant formula during the nationwide shortage in 2022

The stickers are sold online by dozens of vendors and one retailer, with one place having $40,000 in sticker sales in August of 2021.[3] The stickers are a form of vandalism[4] with owners and employees at gas stations complaining the stickers make some customers angry and are hard to remove.[5]

Many believe that it is not Biden's fault for the inflation price as many blame it on the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] Some also argue that Biden's $1.9 trillion dollar American Rescue Plan caused the rise in inflation in the US.[6]

References

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  1. Schwedel, Heather (March 11, 2022). "The People Behind the Joe Biden Sticker That Has Colonized America's Gas Pumps". Slate.
  2. Masciotra, David (2022-05-07). "Why You Shouldn't Care About Gas Prices". The Progressive. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
  3. Schwedel, Heather (2022-03-11). "The People Behind the Joe Biden Sticker That Has Colonized America's Gas Pumps". Slate (magazine). Retrieved 2022-05-13.
  4. Nephin, Dan (2022-04-01). "Pumped up: Man facing charges after posting anti-Biden sticker on Turkey Hill gas pumps, yelling at police". Lancaster Online. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
  5. Mazan, Joe (2022-04-14). "'I did that' Biden stickers create headaches for gas station workers". KSTP-TV. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Rosalsky, Greg (2022-01-18). "The Movement To Stick Inflation Blame On Biden". NPR. Retrieved 2022-05-16.