{"id":2592969,"date":"2026-04-20T17:52:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T21:52:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-disputes-his-energy-secretarys-assessment-of-gas-prices-hes-wrong-on-that\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T17:53:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T21:53:38","slug":"trump-disputes-his-energy-secretarys-assessment-of-gas-prices-hes-wrong-on-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-disputes-his-energy-secretarys-assessment-of-gas-prices-hes-wrong-on-that\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Disputes His Energy Secretary&#8217;s Assessment of Gas Prices: &#8216;He&#8217;s Wrong on That&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-disputes-his-energy-secretarys-assessment-of-gas-prices-hes-wrong-on-that%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2592969&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump challenged Energy Secretary Chris Wright\u2019s assertion that gasoline prices may not fall below $3 per gallon for some time, calling Wright \u201cwrong.\u201d Wright, in an interview on CNN\u2019s State of the Union, said prices could eventually drop later this year or next year, and that a resolution to the Iran conflict would help push <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-buy-american-clean-energy-conundrum\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s \u2018Buy American\u2019 Clean Energy Conundrum\">energy prices<\/a> down, though he suggested it might not happen under $3 per gallon until 2027. Trump told The Hill\u2019s Julia Manchester that Wright was incorrect, a sentiment echoed in a tweet from Manchester reporting Trump\u2019s remark. The piece notes that AAA puts the national average above $4 per gallon and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >explains price spikes tied<\/a> to tensions in the Strait of Hormuz and the broader Iran conflict, including U.S. military actions and economic pressure on Tehran.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump said Monday that Energy Secretary Chris Wright was &ldquo;wrong&rdquo; for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-claims-increased-demand-for-gasoline-is-cause-of-high-gas-prices\/\" title=\"White House claims increased demand for gasoline is cause of high ...\">claiming gas prices<\/a> might not fall below $3 per gallon anytime soon.<\/p>\n<p>Wright was interviewed by CNN&rsquo;s Jake Tapper on &ldquo;State of the Union&rdquo; Sunday and was asked when prices are expected to dip again.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">don&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t know,&rdquo; he replied. &rdquo; That could happen later this year. That might not happen till next year. But prices have likely peaked, and they&rsquo;ll start going down.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Certainly with a resolution of this [Iran] conflict, you&rsquo;ll see prices go down,&rdquo; Wright added. &ldquo;Prices across the board on energy prices will go down.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But it might not be under under $3 a gallon until 2027?&rdquo; Tapper shot back.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Wright replied, &ldquo;Under $3 a gallon is pretty tremendous in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidenflation-factory-orders-plunge-twice-as-much-as-expected\/\" title=\"Bidenflation: Factory Orders Plunge Twice as Much as Expected\">inflation-adjusted terms<\/a>. We had that in the Trump administration, but we hadn&rsquo;t seen that, in inflation-adjusted terms, for quite a long time. We&rsquo;ll get back there, for sure.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vW16i-uMAa4?si=-j96IynlGLwtZLOI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The commander in chief spoke with The Hill&rsquo;s White House correspondent, Julia Manchester, Monday morning and told her Wright was incorrect.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEWS: President Trump just told me over the phone that he disagrees with Energy Secretary Chris Wright&rsquo;s assessment that gas prices may not drop until next year.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No, I think he&rsquo;s wrong on that. Totally wrong,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Julia Manchester (@JuliaManch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JuliaManch\/status\/2046196202044092445?\">April 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;NEWS: President Trump just told me over the phone that he disagrees with Energy Secretary Chris Wright&rsquo;s assessment that gas prices may not drop until next year,&rdquo; she wrote on the social media site X. &ldquo;No, I think he&rsquo;s wrong on that. Totally wrong,&rdquo; Trump told her.<\/p>\n<p>Asked when he expects fuel prices to fall again, the president said, &ldquo;as soon as this ends,&rdquo; referring to the ongoing conflict with Iran.<\/p>\n<p>According to AAA, the national <a href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">average<\/a> for a gallon of gas Monday was just above $4 per gallon.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/money\/markets\/why-the-iran-conflict-is-a-wake-up-call-for-us-energy-policy\/ar-AA1Za5SP?gemSnapshotKey=GMDBF6DF20-snapshot-18&amp;ocid=a2hs&amp;apiversion=v2&amp;domshim=1&amp;noservercache=1&amp;noservertelemetry=1&amp;batchservertelemetry=1&amp;renderwebcomponents=1&amp;wcseo=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">price spike<\/a> began after the United States launched &ldquo;Operation Epic Fury,&rdquo; and has been worsened by mixed signals and chaos related to the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p>The strait is a vital waterway for shipping fuel internationally.<\/p>\n<p>It was declared <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-iran-announces-strait-hormuz-completely-open-remaining-period-ceasefire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">open<\/a> for commercial traffic by Iran on Friday after a ceasefire agreement was reached between Israel and Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p>The news came amid a U.S. military blockade of Iran. The waterway was deemed closed, however, only one day later, on Saturday, prompting Trump to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/us-forces-moving-crack-hard-irgc-closes-straight-hormuz-yet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">order<\/a> the seizure of Iranian vessels and oil tankers.<\/p>\n<p>After Iran&rsquo;s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps said it would block any ships from passing through the Strait of Hormuz, American forces ramped up their naval crackdown on any ships linked to Iran.<\/p>\n<p>The Wall Street Journal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/middle-east\/u-s-military-prepares-to-board-iran-linked-ships-in-coming-days-officials-say-4dc0a718?mod=hp_lead_pos1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> Saturday that &ldquo;The Trump administration&rsquo;s decision to step up the economic pressure on Tehran is intended to force the regime to re-open the strait and make concessions on its nuclear program, which has been the focus of negotiations between the U.S. and Iran.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Wright had told CNN\u2019s Jake Tapper on State of the Union that he didn\u2019t know when prices would dip and suggested it could be later this year or next year, though he believed prices have likely peaked and would start to decline, especially if the Iran conflict is resolved. He also said energy prices overall would go down, though Tapper pressed him, noting the possibility that prices might not drop below $3 until 2027.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Trump told The Hill that Wright was completely wrong on the assessment. In another account, Trump told Julia Manchester that prices could fall as soon as the Iran situation ends, contradicting Wright\u2019s more cautious timing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; AAA reported the national average price of gas was just above $4 per gallon on Monday. The spike followed the U.S. launch of \u201cOperation Epic Fury\u201d and confusion surrounding the Strait of Hormuz. Iran briefly opened the strait to commercial traffic after a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, but a U.S. blockade and subsequent Iranian statements led to intensified naval actions against Iranian vessels. 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