That pattern made his latest pledge notable. Facing voter anger over gas prices seven months into his war with Iran, Trump attached his forecast to a date.
“Right after the election, oil prices are going to be tumbling downward,” Trump said, adding that the decline could come a little later after Election Day.
The prediction marked a shift from his earlier dismissal of rising oil and gas costs as “a little glitch.” Unlike those assurances, this one creates a clear benchmark: Prices will either fall after the election or they won’t.
House Republicans briefly weighed a three-month gas tax suspension to ease pain at the pump from the Iran war, but the proposal collapsed after a private shouting match.
Defied decades of U.S. foreign policy when he repeatedly said on a trip to Ireland that he would “love to see” a unified Ireland
THE CHALLENGERS
The news can feel overwhelming. But each week, we pause to highlight a person, organization or movement sticking up for their principles or their fellow Americans. This week’s challenger is Florida Rep. María Elvira Salazar.
Salazar has been a reliable ally of Trump, who endorsed her re-election campaign. But in a new ad, the Miami-area Republican addressed the president directly to criticize his immigration enforcement efforts. “Mr. President, some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far,” Salazar said in the ad. She noted that half of the 50,000 people detained in July had no criminal record, and told Trump: “The same Hispanics who helped you get to the White House in 2024 feel betrayed today.” Salazar has long pushed a bipartisan immigration bill that would pair tougher border enforcement with legal status for some undocumented immigrants. In the ad, she said she was not calling for amnesty but for “a dignified life in this promised land.” While other Republican candidates have quietly removed Trump references from their campaign websites, Salazar made her disagreement public.
This week on “Clock It,” Symone Sanders Townsend and Eugene Daniels are joined by political commentator and live streamer Hasan Piker to discuss what he means to right wing media and Democratic politicians alike. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.
