“Gasoline, fuel and oil, that’s really the lifeblood of our country, that’s what we need to work.” In 2011, he warned: “Gas prices are going to bring down our country.”
Meanwhile, in 2022, after announcing his candidacy for the 2024 presidential election, Trump told a crowd: “Inflation is the worst it’s been in 40 years, gas prices are up 50%.”
Today, oil prices have surged as the Iran war threatens global supply, and although they briefly dropped, they are now above where they were at the start of the conflict.
The US president issued a response to the costs on his Truth Social page and wrote: “Short-term oil prices, which will drop rapidly when the destruction of the Iran nuclear threat is over, is a very small price to pay for U.S.A., and World, Safety and Peace. ONLY FOOLS WOULD THINK DIFFERENTLY! President DJT.” See More/Details