Liberal Group Targets Trump Over Gas Prices in Alabama

Grassroots organization Bright Blue Dot uses provocative billboard to criticize President's policies.

Apr. 11, 2026 at 5:35pm

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A cinematic, nostalgic painting of a solitary, oversized billboard on a highway entrance ramp in Birmingham, Alabama. The billboard features a caricature of a man in a red MAGA hat trying to use a gas pump as a phone, with gasoline jets coming out of his ears, conceptually illustrating frustration with rising gas prices and the former president's policies.A provocative billboard in Birmingham targets former President Trump's policies, which are seen as contributing to rising gas prices in Alabama.Today in Birmingham

A Birmingham-area grassroots group called Bright Blue Dot is taking aim at President Donald Trump over rising gas prices in Alabama, one of the reddest states in the South. The group has erected a billboard featuring a caricature of Trump trying to use a gas pump as a phone, with gasoline jets between his ears and the caption 'He Ain't Right' - a common Southern saying. The billboard is the latest in a series of political protest messages from Bright Blue Dot targeting Trump and his policies.

Why it matters

The billboard is a bold political statement in a deeply conservative state where Trump maintains strong support, even as gas prices have spiked. It reflects growing frustration among some Alabamians with the President's policies, particularly his confrontational approach towards Iran which is seen as contributing to the rise in fuel costs.

The details

The billboard, located on the entrance ramp to U.S. 280 from Highland Avenue in Birmingham, was designed by Bright Blue Dot organizer Joellyn Beckham. Beckham said the 'He Ain't Right' caption was inspired by Trump's threats against Iran, which she found 'intolerable.' Meanwhile, Alabama's Republican Senators Katie Britt and Tommy Tuberville have voiced support for the President's intervention in Iraq.

  • The billboard was erected in April 2026.

The players

Bright Blue Dot

A Birmingham-area grassroots group that produces political protest signs and materials targeting President Trump and his policies.

Joellyn Beckham

An organizer for Bright Blue Dot who designs many of the group's public images, including the latest billboard criticizing Trump over gas prices.

Katie Britt

A Republican Senator from Alabama who has voiced support for President Trump's policies.

Tommy Tuberville

A Republican Senator from Alabama who has also supported President Trump's actions.

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What they’re saying

“You have to be able to laugh at it because right now, we're powerless unless they enact the 25th Amendment.”

— Joellyn Beckham, Bright Blue Dot organizer

“A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.”

— President Donald Trump

What’s next

The billboard's message is likely to resonate with some Alabamians frustrated by rising gas prices, but it remains to be seen whether it will have any meaningful political impact in a state that has consistently supported Trump.

The takeaway

This billboard highlights the growing political divide in Alabama, where a liberal grassroots group is taking an aggressive stance against the conservative President in a deeply red state. It reflects the broader national tensions over Trump's policies and their impact on issues like gas prices.