In His Own Words: Trump on Gas Prices and Energy Costs Since Launching the War with Iran – WTOP News
- On Saturday, President Donald Trump told rallygoers in Georgia the United States is making a "fortune" from high oil prices, dismissing concerns about elevated gasoline costs for American motorists.
- Advisers warned Trump against highlighting those gains, fearing backlash as Middle East conflict diverts oil buyers to American companies in Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana.
- Data from the Oil & Gas Journal showed 38 North American producers grew revenues by about $140 billion, while ordinary Americans spent around $1,100 per household on energy costs since the war began.
- Critics immediately denounced the remarks, with California Governor Gavin Newsom congratulating "Big Oil" sarcastically and others mocking Trump for using a "widdle baby voice" regarding the affordability crisis.
- The comments arrive less than two weeks before midterm elections, where a New York Times/Siena poll found 73 percent of likely voters disapprove of the administration's handling of gas prices.
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By Matt Egan, CNN During the 2024 election campaign, President Donald Trump promised that gasoline would return to be very cheap and blamed the Biden and Harris government’s “war on energy” for record fuel prices. But then a real war got in the way: the conflict
In his own words: Trump on gas prices and energy costs since launching the war with Iran – WTOP News
Since launching the war with Iran nearly eight months ago, U.S. President Donald Trump has struggled to quell soaring energy costs, undermining Republicans’ attempt to keep control of Congress in the midterm elections next week. Low gas prices were a key campaign pledge during Trump’s second presidential run. But the energy crisis spawned by the...
In his own words: Trump on gas prices and energy costs since launching
Since launching the war with Iran nearly eight months ago, U.S. President Donald Trump has struggled to quell soaring energy costs, undermining Republicans’ attempt to keep control of Congress in the midterm elections next week. Low gas
Trump Says "We're Making A Freaking Fortune" From The Iran War's Oil Spike. Here's What The Economic Data Actually Show
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'I Don't Give A Damn': Trump Explains Why He's So Happy Gas Costs More
It is absolutely remarkable how bad President Donald Trump is this campaign cycle.Here we are, in an election defined by voter discontent with inflation and the high cost of energy, and Trump decides to literally tell everyone that he “doesn’t give a damn” because oil companies are raking in the profits. Here is the full word salad, transcribed:The United States oil and gas business is making hundreds of billions of dollars.So, I said I wonder …
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