Trump Clashes With Energy Chief Over When Gas Prices Will Fall
TL;DR
President Donald Trump publicly disputed his own energy secretary Chris Wright after Wright said gas prices would not drop below $3 per gallon for years; Trump claimed Wright was 'totally wrong' and suggested prices could fall soon as the Iran conflict winds down, even as current prices hover around $4 per gallon and supply disruptions persist in the Strait of Hormuz.
- Flailing Trump, 79, Insists His Own Energy Chief Is ‘Totally Wrong’ About Gas Prices The Daily Beast
- Gas prices may not drop below $3 a gallon until next year: Energy Secretary Wright CNBC
- Energy Secretary Says Gas Prices May Stay Above $3 Until 2027 The New York Times
- Trump says energy secretary ‘totally wrong’ on gas prices not dropping to $3 until next year The Hill
- Energy secretary says fuel prices may not get back under $3 until 2027 Politico
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