{"id":2621008,"date":"2026-06-29T14:28:03","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T18:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-celebrates-falling-gas-prices-asks-for-help-from-the-public-report-any-abuses\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T14:29:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T18:29:57","slug":"trump-celebrates-falling-gas-prices-asks-for-help-from-the-public-report-any-abuses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-celebrates-falling-gas-prices-asks-for-help-from-the-public-report-any-abuses\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Celebrates Falling Gas Prices, Asks for Help from the Public: &#8216;Report Any Abuses&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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-celebrates-falling-gas-prices-asks-for-help-from-the-public-report-any-abuses%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=2621008&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>A recent series of events has led to notable changes in gas prices. After President Donald Trump threatened to take action against oil companies, the cost of gasoline dropped considerably. Trump accused oil companies of not passing on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-says-biden-is-to-thank-for-falling-gas-prices-days-after-saying-it-was-out-of-his-control\/\" title=\"CNN Says Biden Is To Thank For Falling ... Days After Saying It Was Out Of His Control\">lower oil prices<\/a> to consumers adn suggested a federal investigation into potential price gouging. Subsequently,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oil-prices-expected-to-soar-in-2022\/\" title=\"... Expected To Soar In 2022\">gas prices fell<\/a> across many states,with some experiencing reductions of over 20 cents per gallon.The decrease is attributed to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >declining crude oil prices<\/a>, geopolitical developments involving Iran, and increased shipping activity in the Middle East. While prices are currently at their lowest since mid-March and continue to decline in many regions, analysts warn that geopolitical tensions could cause fluctuations, making the situation unpredictable.motorists are seeing relief at the pump, though prices remain higher than a year ago.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?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\" ?><html><body><\/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>Only a few days after President Donald Trump threatened to drop the hammer on oil companies, gas prices have tumbled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe big Oil Companies are not dropping their price at the pump commensurate with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-blasts-oil-companies-for-not-lowering-prices-to-consumers-accuses-them-of-price-gouging\/\" title=\"... blasts ... for not lowering ... to consumers, accuses them of ...\">sharply lower prices<\/a> they are paying for Oil,\u201d Trump posted June 24 on <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116803130747198847\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>. He said that a federal investigation of price gouging could begin if prices do not fall.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday morning, Trump was posting the results of rattling Big Oil\u2019s cage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGAS PRICES COMING DOWN, FAST! REPORT ANY ABUSES AT RETAIL LEVEL!!!\u201d Trump posted on .<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116833138299035157\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">another post<\/a>, Trump noted that the price of West Texas Intermediate crude oil was \u201c$69, and heading down. This is less than it was prior to the start of the Denuclearization of Iran!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Patrick De Haan, an analyst at GasBuddy, noted the drops in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GasBuddyGuy\/status\/2071570684778529002\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">West Coast seeing some nice drops to average gas prices- some of the largest drops have been in the West:<br \/> WA -20c\/gal<br \/> OR -18c\/gal<br \/> CA -15c\/gal<br \/> NV -15c\/gal<br \/> AK -14c\/gal<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Patrick De Haan (@GasBuddyGuy) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GasBuddyGuy\/status\/2071570684778529002?\">June 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWest Coast seeing some nice drops to average gas prices- some of the largest drops have been in the West,\u201d he posted.<\/p>\n<p>AAA <a href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">noted<\/a> that the average price of a gallon of unleaded gasoline as of Monday was $3.86.<\/p>\n<p>One month ago, the average price was $4.39, AAA reported. However, gas prices still remain higher than a year ago.<\/p>\n<p>GasBuddy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gasbuddy.com\/go\/drivers-havent-seen-gas-this-cheap-since-march-july-4-outlook-is-cautiously-optimistic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> on Monday that by its calculations, gasoline prices were down 55.6 cents from a month ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAverage gasoline prices fell in 46 states over the last week, with diesel declining in 49, pushing the national average to its lowest level since mid-March,\u201d De Haan said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe declines came despite a turbulent week, as fresh attacks were traded between the U.S. and Iran before both sides agreed to halt hostilities just in time Sunday, preventing what could have been a significant spike in oil prices,\u201d De Haan continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor now, GasBuddy anticipates the national average will continue drifting lower this week, though the situation remains anything but predictable. A handful of price-cycling states could see prices jump ahead of the July 4 holiday, while many states that already cycled higher last week should see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/charles-gasparino-putin-played-jerome-powell\/\" title=\"Charles Gasparino: Putin Played Jerome Powell\">prices fall back<\/a> down,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>DeHaan noted that Iran could complicate vacation plans if the conflict continues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMotorists in non-cycling states are likely to see continued relief, but the fragile nature of the U.S.-Iran situation means the outlook could shift quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Giovanni Staunovo, a UBS commodities analyst, noted that the trend line has been positive, despite hiccups.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding, we saw an uptick in ships crossing the Strait, with stranded ships suddenly becoming available and providing a wave of new supply. More importantly, ships are moving into the Gulf, as that is required to see production recovering in the Middle East, a process that could take longer and support prices again,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/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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Trump claimed on June 24 that major oil companies weren&#8217;t lowering pump prices in line with falling oil costs and suggested a federal probe for possible price gouging if prices didn&#8217;t decrease. By Monday, he announced that gas prices were falling rapidly and urged reporting retail abuses. He also noted West Texas Intermediate crude had dropped to $69, less than before Iran&#8217;s denuclearization talks. GasBuddy analyst Patrick De Haan highlighted notable price drops on the West Coast, with some states seeing reductions of 15-20 cents per gallon. AAA reported the national average for regular gasoline was $3.86 as of Monday, down from $4.39 a month earlier but still higher than last year. Gasoline prices declined across 46 states over the past week, despite geopolitical tensions between the U.S. and Iran, which have been temporarily de-escalated to prevent a spike in oil costs. Experts suggest that ongoing conflicts could impact future fuel prices and travel plans; meanwhile, shipping activity in the Middle East is gradually recovering to support supply levels amid fluctuating market conditions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2621009,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ben-net-2026-06-29T125053.125.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32544,39085,3634],"class_list":["post-2621008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-gas-prices","tag-public-assistance","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ben-net-2026-06-29T125053.125.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2621008","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2621008"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2621008\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2621012,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2621008\/revisions\/2621012"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2621009"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2621008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2621008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2621008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}