Trump officials – A new montage of White House and administration statements traces a repeated pledge that gasoline prices would drop quickly once the Iran war began to wind down. Instead, the national average has risen sharply since the conflict started—while the president wei
For months, the White House has kept returning to the same refrain: once the Iran war is wrapped and the administration’s operation reaches its objectives, gas prices will fall fast.
On April 30, President Donald Trump told reporters, “The gas will go down. As soon as the war’s over, it’ll drop like a rock.” The next day, in another speech, he promised, “It’s going to come tumbling down… you’re going to see prices dropping on gasoline like you’ve never seen.”
Vice President JD Vance echoed that timeline during a Michigan speech on March 18, saying, “We promise that when this conflict draws to a close, when this operation draws to a close, we’re going to see those energy prices come back down to reality.”
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt made the promise even more explicit in the early days of the conflict. On March 10—less than two weeks after it began—she pledged. “Once the national security objectives of Operation Epic Fury are fully achieved. Americans will see oil and gas prices drop rapidly.”.
The administration’s internal certainty is now colliding with the math at the pump.
The national average has jumped from $2.98 to $4.49 a gallon since the start of the war. and it’s now roughly $4.43 a gallon. per AAA. That shift—captured in a tightly cut montage of Trump officials repeatedly forecasting quick relief—lands as Americans are already feeling the strain of higher fuel costs.
The montage also spotlights Energy Secretary Chris Wright, who on March 23 predicted prices “would go down quite a bit” upon the opening of the Strait of Hormuz. Later, on April 19, he claimed prices had “likely peaked” at the time.
Taken together, the clips show a consistent message across different officials: relief was approaching—rapidly, and soon.
Trump’s political calculus may now be shaping how he tries to respond. He has eyed a gas tax holiday to ease Americans’ pain at the pump. If approved by Congress, it could waive the 18.4-cent-per-gallon federal gas tax.
But even as the president considers that lever, warnings are circulating that the situation could worsen. Analysts have warned that prices could hit $5 a gallon.
At the same time, Trump is pressing for a way to end the conflict with Iran, attempting to strike a deal to end the war. He made clear, in remarks during a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, that he doesn’t want to be hurried into it. He said he doesn’t “care” about the midterms.
The sequence is stark: repeated promises that relief was imminent. followed by a national average that rose from $2.98 to $4.49 since the war began. before settling around $4.43 per AAA. With gas tax relief hanging on Congress and analysts warning about a potential move toward $5. the central question for drivers isn’t whether officials believe prices will fall—it’s when. and whether “any day now” holds up to the calendar and the receipts.
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Gas shouldve dropped already, smh.
So they said “drop like a rock” and now it’s literally $4+? I don’t get how they can keep saying it like it’s gonna happen. Feels like just words to get votes.
Maybe gas isn’t going down because Iran war stuff??? But like, also isn’t Biden in charge of all that too, or am I mixing years. I swear I heard multiple versions on the radio. Either way, $2.98 to $4.49 is wild.
They keep promising prices will “come tumbling down” like it’s a weather forecast. Operation Epic Fury?? Sounds like a video game. At this point I’m just waiting for the next press conference where they blame “war reality” again. I don’t care about the montage, I care about my tank cost.