Politics● ElevatedSep 17 · Sep 17, 2026, 3:04 PM
Trump: Surging gas costs are ‘very inexpensive price to pay’ for Iran war
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hill · Middle East
President Trump referred to surging gas prices as a small “price to pay” for the U.S. war in Iran while speaking to a crowd of supporters Wednesday in North Carolina. “It’s a very inexpensive price to pay for what we’ve done. Remember that. It’s a little more. Frankly, even if it was a lot more,”…
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