The U.S. began blocking ships through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, sending oil prices surging after peace talks failed over the weekend.

Fox News' Maria Bartiromo tried to blink away the president's verbal shoulder shrug after she asked him about prices at the pump.

The U.S. began blocking ships through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, sending oil prices surging after peace talks failed over the weekend.

Trump touted the rising stock market as he brushed off concerns that Americans are laboring under higher gas prices as a result of the Iran war.