Energy Secretary Chris Wright went on a train wreck of a television spree Sunday, bungling his defense of fuel prices in back-to-back stops on CNN, ABC and CBS.Wright seemed to forget what his job was when “State of the Union” anchor Dana Bash asked if gas prices could continue to climb from this historic Labor Day weekend high of over $4.13 per gallon nationwide.“I don’t want to have an opinion on that,” he stammered, then promising that a fall in demand after summer and newly loosened oil refinery regulations would drive energy prices down soon enough.CNN’s Bash turned to record-high diesel prices, which trickle down to nearly every part of consumer life, Wright blamed the “Ukrainian destruction of Russian refineries” along with 15 years of “Democratic policies to crimp the production of hydrocarbons” in the U.S.“Respectfully, as the energy secretary, shouldn’t you have an opinion on where gas prices are and where they’re going?” Bash pressed.“Gasoline production is about to go up, and demand is about to go down,” Wright responded. “So if I had to guess, they’re more likely to go down than go up.”🤦♂️ Chris Wright is not helping Trump's cause 🤦♂️Energy Secretary Wright did a tour of the Sunday shows this morning and repeatedly stepped in it, including blaming Ukraine for record high diesel prices that are actually a result of Trump's failed war against Iran, and admitting… pic.twitter.com/bVAeMnNs2h— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 6, 2026He continued to pass the buck when asked about demand on the diesel market over on CBS, telling “Face the Nation” anchor Margaret Brennan that while Russia’s shift from top exporter to importer was a major factor, Democratic policies were really responsible for prices.“You could summarize their energy and climate policies in two words: expensive energy,” he said.Over on ABC, the secretary slipped up on the foreign policy front when asked about the Iran war’s impact on oil prices, a bump President Donald Trump has dismissed as small and temporary.When “This Week” host Martha Raddatz said the conflict has been dragging on for six months with “no sign” of an end in sight, Wright told her there “may not be a nuclear agreement,” but continuing to destroy Iran’s ability to create weapons is just as important.Stopped in her tracks by Wright’s admission, Raddatz asked if the plan was to “just keep bombing” as the nation’s nuclear ambitions persist.The secretary claimed the U.S. was successfully “degrading” Iran’s capacity to develop nuclear weapons, adding, “It is a 47-year-long effort. This is not trivial, but the United States will get the job done.”