Trump warns inflation 'snowballing worse than ever': Cost of energy 'biggest problem'

Former President Trump warned that inflation is "snowballing worse than ever," arguing that the cost of energy is the "biggest problem." 

During an exclusive interview with FOX Business’ Maria Bartiromo Trump said that gas was $1.87 a gallon when he was in office, but now the price of gas is "going through the roof," reaching more than $7 in California. 

The national average for gas as of Monday was $3.31, two cents less than the week before and 10 cents less than the month before, according to AAA.  The national average for the same time last year when Trump was in office was $2.22, according to the association. 

In the interview that aired on "Mornings with Maria" on Monday, the former president warned that even though prices for gas are slightly lower now, they will continue to rise "because it’s going up like a rocket ship."

"If you have a bakery, if you have anything, you have to heat it, you have to have the machinery, it’s all energy," he told Bartiromo, also noting that the business depends on trucks and airplanes for transportation, which use energy as well.