Obama Responds On Gas Price Debate In New Spot

Earlier today we showed you Hillary Clinton's new ad, "Trouble," in which Barack Obama is criticized for opposing a proposal to suspend the gas tax this summer.

Now Obama has responded to that ad with a 60-second spot airing in North Carolina and Indiana, "Truth." In it, the candidate explains why he opposes the gas tax suspension.

"I'm here to tell you the truth," he says in the spot. "We could suspend the gas tax for six months. But that's not going to bring down gas prices long term. You're going to save about 25, 30 dollars. Or half a tank of gas."

At this point, members of the audience are shown chuckling.

"That's typical of how Washington works," Obama continues. "There's a problem, everybody's upset about gas prices, let's find some short-term, quick fix that we can say we did something even though we're not really doing anything."

Watch it: