Overview
- During a phone interview on Fox News’s Sunday Morning Futures, Trump said pump prices could be the same or a little higher before the midterm elections.
- Maria Bartiromo appeared visibly surprised at the answer, with on-air footage showing her widened eyes as Trump continued speaking.
- Trump also discussed using a military blockade on ships at the Strait of Hormuz, presenting it as a response tied to the Iran conflict.
- The New Republic reports the national average has stayed above $4 a gallon for most of April after sitting just below $3 in February, with crude trading near $100 a barrel on the program’s graphics.
- A CBS News/YouGov poll cited by The New Republic found 51% of Americans call gas prices a significant hardship, and it said Trump’s economic approval edged down among those hit hardest, while Crooks and Liars framed the segment as alarming and politically damaging.