Overview
- An aggregate of polls presented by CNN analyst Harry Enten finds roughly 79 percent of Americans disapprove of President Trump’s handling of gas prices, with majorities of Republicans, independents, and Democrats all saying they disapprove.
- The polling shows especially high anger among working‑class voters, with about 86 percent of people earning under $50,000 a year saying they disapprove and two‑thirds of working‑class Republicans also expressing disapproval.
- At a Long Island rally on Friday, Trump said he would “never apologize” for higher pump prices tied to the Iran war and defended military action as necessary to stop Iran from getting a nuclear weapon.
- Vice President J.D. Vance told Fox News that lowering oil and gas prices was the administration’s “goal No. 1,” creating a public contradiction with the president’s rally remarks while markets reacted to U.S. moves around the Strait of Hormuz.
- Oil benchmarks rose after the U.S. signaled its naval blockade of Iranian ports could continue indefinitely, activists paid for a Georgia billboard linking the war to higher prices, and commentators warned Trump’s comments are usable material for Democratic attack ads ahead of the midterms.