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Energy Secretary Walks Back Gas Prices Projection After Criticism From Trump

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Wright previously said prices may not drop below $3 until next year, an assessment Trump quickly pushed back on.

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U.S. Energy Minister Chris Wright said on Tuesday that gasoline prices seem to have reached a "pic" after a war-related outbreak in Iran, revising his remarks after being publicly taken over by Donald Trump.

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US official says gas prices have peaked despite Iran war

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Tuesday that gasoline prices appeared to have peaked after a surge linked to the Iran war -- a marked shift in tone a day after President Donald Trump publicly rebuked…

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U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright has avoided reiterating comments suggesting that the average price per gallon of gasoline might not return until 2027 to the two-dollar environment, where it was before the war with Iran, after President Donald Trump disavowed him about it. "I don't know the future of energy prices. I often limit myself to speculating. I would say that, as far as gasoline prices are concerned, they seem to have reached their pe…

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