Energy Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy
Compared on: price of regular gas: U.S., high since the Iran war began (Feb 28, 2026)
THE CLAIM · OCT 18, 2026
“Gasoline prices did come down. They never got remotely close to $5 a gallon, over $5 a gallon”
As reported by The Hill · Read the post
THE RECORD · MAY 11, 2026
EIA weekly U.S. average for regular gas, highest week since the Iran war began (Feb 28, 2026): $4.50 a gallon, week of May 11, 2026.
U.S. Energy Information Administration · Regular gasoline, retail, weekly: United States, highest week... · Read
THE RECORD · OCT 12, 2026
EIA weekly U.S. average for regular gas, week of October 12, 2026: $4.33 a gallon.
U.S. Energy Information Administration · Regular gasoline, retail, weekly: United States (2026-10-12) · Read
RECORD AGREES
- Never over $5
- High $4.50 a gallon: The highest weekly U.S. average since the Iran war began (Feb 28, 2026). · EIA weekly, week of May 11, 2026
- Came down
- $4.50 → $4.33: Down $0.17 from the high to the latest week, Oct 12, 2026. · EIA weekly, May 11 → Oct 12
- “Remotely close”
- $0.50 under $5 at the high: 10% below $5. How close is close is the speaker's call; Kleory shows the gap and does not score it.
- Last few years
- Biden $2.39–$5.01 · Trump $2.78–$4.50: Biden (Jan 2021–Jan 2025): $2.39 at the start, high $5.01 (Jun 2022); Trump (since Jan 2025): $3.11 at the start, low $2.78 (Jan 2026), high $4.50 (May 2026). · EIA weekly
Since the Iran war began (Feb 28, 2026), EIA's weekly U.S. average for regular gas was highest in the week of May 11, 2026, at $4.50 a gallon, so it never went over $5 in that time. It was $4.33 in the week of October 12, 2026, down from that high. The claim names no period; the post is about the Iran war, so the high is read from the day it began. “Remotely close” is Chris Wright's characterization: the high was $0.50 (10%) under $5. Kleory shows the gap and does not score it.
