Posted on 03/08/2026 8:34:13 PM PDT by Miami Rebel
President Trump said Sunday that increasing prices of oil are “a very small price to pay” for “safety and peace” amid the U.S. conflict with Iran.
“Short term oil prices, which will drop rapidly when the destruction of the Iran nuclear threat is over, is a very small price to pay for U.S.A., and World, Safety and Peace,” Trump said in a Sunday evening Truth Social post.
“ONLY FOOLS WOULD THINK DIFFERENTLY!” he added.
The U.S. conflict in Iran caused a recent surge in domestic oil and gas prices, with the U.S. national average for a gallon of regular gasoline going up by 14 percent between last week and Saturday, per data from AAA.
Iran has effectively closed off the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow maritime passageway that ushers roughly 20 percent of global oil supply from the Persian Gulf to the Indian Ocean and beyond.
Trump is mindful of economic concerns, as voters have consistently ranked affordability near the top of issues they face ahead of the midterms. The Treasury Department has said they will soon release plans to mitigate the rising energy costs.
West Texas Intermediate crude oil was more than $91 a barrel as of 4 p.m. EST Friday, rising $10 on that day. Brent crude — the international benchmark — rose $7 to $92 during the same time period.
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I thought we destroyed their nuclear threat last year.
A billionaire says what? To people who actually DO work the McDonalds window as a job, and not a campaign stunt... rising oil prices are not a small price to pay.
He put the American people last over this elective war on behalf of the Israelis.
Donnie, put the American middle class above your Epstein class buddies Lebensraum wars. Thank you for your attention to this...
Time for Iran to have a Hiroshima moment.
The Don doing what other presidents should of done but didn’t.
Unless he finds a way out of this war soon and the damage caused by it is reversed by the mid-terms, Democrats will win in one of the biggest landslides they have had in decades.
Can we stop and just deal with America?
I’m tired of inflation, drugs, homelessness, inflation and the rush to AI and a social credit score.
Can we get California back please?
Now we don’t have to worry about nuclear war. Gas prices be dammed.
Yes, because that’ll surely calm the energy market. And have no other strategic or moral consequences.
It’s looking great for them. The House was theirs, but the Senate looked impregnable, but not anymore.
If you want setoff WW III and turn us into the modern-day equivalent of Nazi Germany that would be great idea.
Only sociopath would suggest that.
Yep, it’s delusional to think otherwise.
Imagine the situation if Red China still controlled Venezuela’s oil.
Well, it’s skyrocketing here. With any fortune and God’s grace, the economy will collapse. Western Canada will be looking for a buyer.
This whole Iran thing, even if you want to argue it was necessary, has been a bad political move, though I guess it wasn’t likely the GOP was going to do hot this November anyway.
The price is 27 percent higher as of now like 115 dollars a barrel are we drinking Kool Aid in Guyana here.
That shows how weak your thinking process is.
Pass the Kool Aid Reverend Jones.
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