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President Donald Trumps chief of staff, Susie Wiles, is telling his advisers to bring ideas to the Oval Office to lower gasoline prices in the wake of the U.S. attack on Iran, according to two energy industry executives familiar with the conversations.
The White House is looking under every rock for ideas on improving energy prices, especially gasoline prices, said one of the executives, who was granted anonymity to describe internal administration discussions.
The attack and Irans subsequent targeting of the Persian Gulfs energy sector has sent crude oil up more than $10 a barrel, lifting gasoline prices to their highest levels since Trump took office last year.
Energy Secretary Chris Wright and other advisers focused on energy policy, including a council led by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, are getting screamed at to find some good news on bringing down prices, the same executive said. Folks are scrambling for announcements and messaging to counter the narrative of rising prices, this person said.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/05/iran-energy-prices-trump-wiles-00813710
Lovie777
(22,675 posts)where's the plan?
And, where's the plan to bring back our people from ME?
et al
And Republicans plus one are allowing this travesty.
UpInArms
(54,713 posts)Well, the MAGAts are still waiting for their $2,000 checks
D_Master81
(2,479 posts)Fire first ask questions second. How could you possibly not see this ahead of time?
flashman13
(2,300 posts)NCDem47
(3,410 posts)It's reality! NOT perception. NOT "optics."
These Trump people always want to live in Fantasy Land and deny what's going on around them. Poeple really do catch on.
hatrack
(64,699 posts)Guess again.
SamuelTheThird
(906 posts)newdeal2
(5,249 posts)Exchange one Trump coin for one gallon of gas at your nearest gas station!
*each Trump coin costs $4 plus $1 fee to Trump directly
gab13by13
(31,924 posts)Look what Krasnov has done for his fossil fuel billionaire cronies; he has gutted regulations, eliminated fuel standards, taxed or gutted environmental friendly projects, gutted clean energy projects, given away our government land, waters, for them to drill, mine, and log on.
All Krasnov has to do is threaten those billionaires and they will keep diesel and gasoline prices lower than they would be under a Democratic president. I am not a believer in the invisible hand of the economy.
sop
(18,289 posts)That's a scary thought. No telling what sort of crackpot ideas will be offered Trump by the likes of Miller, Musk and his other henchmen.
popsdenver
(2,109 posts)than RAIDING the Government's Massive stockpiles of Oil they hold in reserve........and then wait until the price of oil is at it's highest to refill those National Stockpiles.....The oil companies will worship Trump for doing that........
Hugin
(37,760 posts)Susie is not going to like it, tho.
Norrrm
(4,704 posts)kerouac2
(1,478 posts)These thugs rarely have to face consequences. We're all paying for their malfeasance.
hatrack
(64,699 posts)That way, they won't see the 3 in $3.29.
"29-cents a gallon - damn, what a bargain. Thank you, President Trump!"

usedtobedemgurl
(1,997 posts)Wait until food and other essentials go up because of higher fuel prices. I am sure donnie would say the trucking companies will absorb it, just like companies absorbed the tariffs. Just wait and see how much higher eggs and coffee will climb. This past year will seem like fire sale prices when these new highs hit.
LeftinOH
(5,640 posts)When gas prices went up in 2021-2022, the apocalyptic bitching about retail gas prices (and those stupid "I did that" Biden stickers that people were putting on every pump) were proof that that a lot of the general public doesn't give a damn about anything apart from their own lived experience. We had just had a violent near-coup on January 6th, 2021... but 'gas prices.'
Emile
(41,873 posts)They will give away our tax dollars in subsidies to big oil, to drop the price of gas.
flashman13
(2,300 posts)mwooldri
(10,810 posts)Loves (which is overpriced anyway) was advertising $4.04/gal credit for ages this morning was $4.79/gal credit. I've seen similar price hikes at One9, Sheetz, Circle K, Flying J, and TA.
Northern NC, SW VA area.
jmowreader
(53,073 posts)That's how they pay for those huge parking lots.
Deminpenn
(17,406 posts)gas went from pre-Iran 3.09 to 3.29 to 3.49 today.
not fooled
(6,647 posts)No wonder they think it will work again. I hope reality bites them in the *ss this time.
The true believers might be beyond reach, but even the most tuned-out 'Muricans see evidence every time they buy groceries or gas of this maladministration's incompetence and indifference towards non-billionaires.
Deminpenn
(17,406 posts)She sees her job as just to make sure Trump can carry out his agenda not to think ahead or about consequences of those actions.
Multichromatic
(114 posts)
MustLoveBeagles
(15,775 posts)jmowreader
(53,073 posts)Wonder Why
(6,799 posts)Change to liter pricing
Declare war against ExxonMobil. Then Krasnov can win another peace prize.
Dig for oil under Mar-a-lago
Intercept tankers going to Europe.
Attack Iran- never mind that one.
NoMoreRepugs
(11,963 posts)of new car buyers who finance are paying $1000+ a month. Gas up 5-10% seems like piling on an already horrid situation.
underpants
(195,982 posts)Blues Heron
(8,648 posts)mdbl
(8,527 posts)I guess that ship sailed half a century ago. Expecting big oil companies to help out in an emergency situation is just beyond them.
dweller
(28,160 posts)Suggests liver
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Danascot
(5,212 posts)I expect trump will have to distract from the disaster of starting a war in the ME with the Epstein Papers.
Six117
(324 posts)Just steal oil from Venezuela. More crime. Nothing to see here. Another day in paradise.
What morons. These people are the absolute worst...
Epstein
rpannier
(24,892 posts)Because the louder you say something, the more useful it is
jmowreader
(53,073 posts)"Gas prices today are lower than they were when Sleepy Joe was in office. The Trump presidency has saved you millions! And it'll keep on saving you millions in President Trump's third term, which he deserves because the 2020 election was stolen from him by the criminal Democrats we're going to put in prison any day now!"
Aussie105
(7,807 posts)But this current situation isn't one of them.
Stock markets around the world hate uncertainty and are bleeding red right now.
Gas prices here have risen from a steady AU $ 1.60 /L to around AU $2.00/L in 3 days.
No idea how that translates to US $/gallon, but it's a clear pattern.
Seeing Australia has, supposedly, 3 or 4 months of gas in reserve, it is just profiteering based on FUD and uncertainty of future supplies from Singapore refineries.
Australia has no crude oil in the ground nor does it have any refineries.
60% of the crude oil to Singapore comes from the Middle East.
Panic buying is happening at the moment.
BidenRocks
(3,130 posts)in So. Cal.
Yesterday it was 3.99
QED
(3,340 posts)This was at a QT in the Phoenix area. I topped off my tank last night at Costco for $3.49.
It was $3.09 at Costco on 2/15.
Aussie105
(7,807 posts)Before signs go up that say 'No more than 5 gallons per customer' and 'Sorry, out of fuel'.
Or 30 cars line up at the one pump that still works.
Roll the file footage from last time, please!
COVID let to a rush on toilet paper (?!?), this time it is fuel.
(Cue smirking EV owners.)
I'm fine, thank you. Filled up 2 cars because it was cheap, not in panic.
2 months supply for me.
Then, when the fuel low warning lights come on, delivery at home for essentials, possibly.