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Trump Says He’ll ‘Never Apologize’ For High Gas Prices—Crowd’s Response Says It All

The president said he will "never apologize" for rising gas prices.

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Donald Trump has long criticized gas prices when others are in office, and while running for president, he often promised to lower them, while also avoiding new foreign wars. In 2024, he is widely seen as having won the election largely because of consumer frustration with ongoing inflation.

But upon returning to office, Trump has launched a war in Iran, which led to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, and gas prices that have crept back up over the $4-per-gallon average. And Trump doesn’t seem to have a plan for getting out of the Iran conflict.

Trump, speaking last Friday, declared that the higher gas prices are a small price to pay for Iran not to have a nuclear weapon.

“For you to pay a TINY little bit more for your gasoline, just remember, you’re doing it so that a very evil country… cannot have a nuclear weapon,” the president said. “So remember that, when you have to pay a little bit more, you’re at $4. It’s OK, I mean, it’s… I’m not… I’m not… I’ll never apologize; I did the right thing,” Trump said, per Indy 100.

Social media users responded to this pretty surprising claim:

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Stephen Silver is an award-winning journalist, essayist and film critic, and contributor to the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Broad Street Review and Splice Today. The co-founder of the Philadelphia Film Critics Circle, Stephen lives in suburban Philadelphia with his wife and two sons. Stephen has authored thousands of articles that focus on politics, technology, and the economy.

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