President Donald Trump, on Tuesday, warned that deterring Iran's nuclear capabilities would take precedence over rising gas prices, signalling they would be coming down once the war was over, leading to widespread criticism.
Trump Signals Oil Prices Could Stay High In a press briefing at the White House, Trump said that rising gas prices were "peanuts" compared to Iran's nuclear capabilities.
He also said that he appreciated Americans putting up with high fuel costs "for a little while." Read Also: Thomas Massie Loses To Trump-Backed Ed Gallrein In The Most Expensive House Primary To Date He then said that ships were coming into Louisiana and Texas, as well as Alaska, to load up on oil.
"But I don't even think about that," before reiterating that Iran can't "have a nuclear weapon." Trump on high gas prices: "This is peanuts.
I appreciate everybody putting up with it for a little while.
