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Checked 2026-09-22
Does the record support this claim: Rising gas prices frustrate voters. Trump says it's an 'inexpensive price to pay' for the Iran war?
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Statement · Gavin Newsom
On that same day, Wright also admitted that the only solution to Trump’s energy crisis was opening up the Strait of Hormuz: “I can say that when we start to get free flow of traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, energy prices will come down.
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Statement · Gavin Newsom
” 🤥 On May 10, after spending over two months making predictions and promises about gas prices, Secretary Wright avoided price predictions as gas prices continued to skyrocket: “I don’t know the future of gas prices” — this comes after he said there was “a good chance” that gas prices would drop below $3 per gallon before the summer travel season begins.
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