President Donald Trump claimed that today’s high gas prices are “not very high in order to get rid of a nuclear weapon.” However, Trump’s own administration has said there is no evidence Iran was developing nuclear weapons.
Q: How much longer will American continue to see these high gas prices?
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 16, 2026
TRUMP: Well, they're not very high
Q: $4 a gallon still
TRUMP: That's what ABC says, but the stock market is up. Everything is doing really well. pic.twitter.com/yIxHXKqXII
(Sources: News Nation, PBS)