{"id":2603075,"date":"2026-05-15T09:18:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T13:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jordan-justifies-gas-prices-rising-under-trump-after-2-per-gallon-pledge\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T09:19:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T13:19:29","slug":"jordan-justifies-gas-prices-rising-under-trump-after-2-per-gallon-pledge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jordan-justifies-gas-prices-rising-under-trump-after-2-per-gallon-pledge\/","title":{"rendered":"Jordan justifies gas prices rising under Trump after $2 per gallon pledge"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fjordan-justifies-gas-prices-rising-under-trump-after-2-per-gallon-pledge%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=2603075&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>House Judiciary Chairman jim Jordan said U.S. gas prices are rising because Americans are paying the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/corporate-america-wants-to-delay-women-workers-having-kids\/\" title=\"Corporate America Wants To Delay Women Workers Having Kids\">short-term cost<\/a> of preventing Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. In a CNN interview, he pushed back on questions about affordability and President Donald Trump\u2019s campaign promise to bring gas below $2 per gallon, arguing that leaders must make hard decisions to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >protect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-u-s-to-end-combat-mission-in-iraq-by-end-of-2021\/\" title=\"Biden: U.S. to end combat mission in Iraq by end of 2021\">long-term security<\/a><\/a>. Jordan also defended comments that sounded dismissive of financial pain (\u201cthat\u2019s life\u201d), saying the goal was to address Iran\u2019s nuclear threat, not Americans\u2019 day-to-day expenses. He suggested prices could fall soon,but urged the public to understand the national-security tradeoff.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11272\">House<\/a> Judiciary Chairman <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jim-jordan\/\">Jim Jordan <\/a>(R-OH) on Thursday sought to justify rising gas prices in the United States, arguing that it is a painful but necessary side effect of preventing <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\">Iran<\/a> from building nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan engaged in a tough round of questioning on gas prices during <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/atrupar\/status\/2055096976480305371\">an interview <\/a>with CNN\u2019s Kaitlan Collins. Collins said the economic burden is one President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> promised to alleviate during his 2024 campaign, reminding Jordan of the president\u2019s promise to get gas prices to under $2 a gallon. With the Iran war now pushing average <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\">gas prices<\/a> in the U.S. over the $4.50 mark, the news anchor pressed Jordan to make his case for the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4569775\/frederica-wilson-surgery-house-absence\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Florida Democrat cites surgery recovery for weekslong House absence<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4569602\/ethics-sexual-harassment-chuck-edwards\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Ethics panel reviewing sexual harassment allegations against Rep. 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The U.S. has been less impacted than many countries due to its energy independence, but it has still been impacted by the war, since the conflict effectively shut down the Strait of Hormuz, a gateway for 20% of the world\u2019s oil supply.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot even a little bit,\u201d the president said Tuesday. \u201cThe only thing that matters, when I\u2019m talking about Iran: They can\u2019t have a nuclear weapon. I don\u2019t think about Americans\u2019 financial situation. I don\u2019t think about anybody. I think about one thing: We cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon. That\u2019s all. That\u2019s the only thing that motivates.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery American understands \u2014 and they just had a poll like 85%, which is surprising, it\u2019s only that they understand that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon,\u201d Trump added.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear which poll he was referring to. An Associated Press poll found that 80% of Americans are concerned about Iran having a nuclear weapon. The U.S. operation in Iran <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/show\/new-poll-shows-growing-number-of-americans-disapprove-of-trumps-handling-of-iran-war\">has<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/americans-dont-think-trump-has-explained-iran-war-goals-reutersipsos-poll-shows-2026-05-11\/\">consistently<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/saradorn\/2026\/05\/14\/trumps-approval-rating-hits-new-second-term-low\/\">polled<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/05\/01\/poll-trump-iran-war-00902519\">negatively<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan\u2019s CNN interview on Thursday took another twist when Collins said that telling the public, \u201c\u2018that\u2019s life,\u2019 might not, you know, make them feel better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose are your words, those are your words, not mine,\u201d Jordan shot back. \u201cThis is the situation. They were pursuing a nuclear weapon there. They wanted to get there. President Trump said, \u2018I\u2019m not going to do that.\u2019 He ran on that, and he\u2019s taken the appropriate action that I think you want your commander in chief to take for the security and safety of America.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; height: 0px; padding: 66.7% 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; will-change: transform;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/e.infogram.com\/9f7e7959-0223-42b8-b5f6-3191856ffbff?src=embed&#038;embed_type=responsive_iframe\" title=\"Crude oil prices since Jan 28\" allowfullscreen allow=\"fullscreen\" style=\"position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0px; left: 0px; border: none; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Collins continued to press him on the \u201cthat\u2019s life\u201d comment, leading Jordan to again push back. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not saying that\u2019s life, like I\u2019m saying life sometimes throws things at you that you didn\u2019t anticipate, you have to deal with it, and you want a commander in chief who will deal with it and deal with it in a way that is focused on the safety of the people he was elected to serve and protect,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4566063\/china-red-carpet-trump-arrival\/\"><strong>CHINA ROLLS OUT THE RED CARPET, AMERICAN FLAGS, AND MILITARY HONOR GUARD FOR TRUMP\u2019S ARRIVAL IN BEIJING<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jordan said the public could see gas prices under $2 \u201chopefully\u201d soon, but expressed hope that the country understands \u201cdecisions have to be made\u201d on Iran that will impact long-term national security. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want gas prices low, too,\u201d he said. \u201cI mean, we all want gas prices low. Who doesn\u2019t, for goodness\u2019 sake? But we also don\u2019t want Iran to get a nuclear weapon. And I think the country\u2019s smart, they understand decisions have to be made. Let\u2019s focus on getting those gas prices down as quickly and as fast as we can, but let\u2019s also focus on making sure that this regime, who was willing to hang a 19-year-old star athlete in their country \u2026 let\u2019s make sure they don\u2019t have a nuclear weapon.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Judiciary chair Jim Jordan said rising U.S. gas prices are needed to stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2603076,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/AP25003689536577.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[79720,36468,32544,4356,3634],"class_list":["post-2603075","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-campaign-pledge","tag-energy-policy","tag-gas-prices","tag-jordan","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/AP25003689536577.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2603075","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2603075"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2603075\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2603079,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2603075\/revisions\/2603079"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2603076"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2603075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2603075"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2603075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}