{"id":2641191,"date":"2026-08-05T19:49:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T23:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-warns-gas-prices-could-rise-again-we-may-have-to-send-it-up\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T19:51:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T23:51:09","slug":"trump-warns-gas-prices-could-rise-again-we-may-have-to-send-it-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-warns-gas-prices-could-rise-again-we-may-have-to-send-it-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump warns gas prices could rise again: &#8216;We may have to send it up&#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\">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-warns-gas-prices-could-rise-again-we-may-have-to-send-it-up%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=2641191&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 warned that gasoline prices might rise again due to ongoing conflict with Iran, with hopes that prices will decrease once the war ends. He highlighted that tensions, including the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, have impacted oil and gas prices for Americans. trump praised his administration\u2019s economic achievements but expressed frustration over the profits of oil companies like Chevron and ExxonMobil,urging them to lower retail prices. He mentioned that as the Iran situation resolves, oil prices are expected to fall rapidly, but cautioned they could increase again depending on warfare developments. The conflict has caused price fluctuations, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-costs-remain-higher-than-a-week-ago-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"...: Costs remain higher than a week ago - Washington Examiner\">current average gas prices<\/a> around $4.08 per gallon. Trump also noted optimism about Iran-Omani talks to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and warned Iran that if peace negotiations fail, the country will <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >face harsh consequences<\/a>.  <\/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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4\"> Donald Trump<\/a> warned on Wednesday that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gas-prices\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"940\">gasoline prices<\/a> could climb again as the conflict with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"100\">Iran<\/a> continues, saying lower prices would return once the war is over.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking in Las Vegas, Trump touted his administration\u2019s economic success, but acknowledged how the war with Iran, which led to the closure of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/strait-of-hormuz\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"21488\">Strait of Hormuz<\/a>, has affected gas and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/oil-prices\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"10457\">oil prices <\/a>for Americans.<\/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\/white-house\/4677059\/trump-iran-war-gas-prices-send-it-up\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump warns gas prices could rise again: \u2018We may have to send it up\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4677011\/trump-abdul-el-sayed-remark-las-vegas\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump says Abdul el Sayed is \u2018full of s***\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4676338\/us-revokes-maria-luiza-ribeiro-viotti-brazilian-ambassador-visa-diplomacy\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>US revokes Brazilian ambassador\u2019s visa in diplomatic tit-for-tat<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs soon as the situation with Iran ends, oil is going to go down, and we will have completed something in such a short amount of time, that is a miracle,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen oil goes down, and it\u2019s going to go down very rapidly and is already happening. We may have to send it up again. We may have to \u2014 you know what happens when we send it up,\u201d Trump later added, referring to prices reacting to warfare. \u201cBut we don\u2019t have to. But when the oil and gasoline go down, everything else goes down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oil and gas prices have fluctuated as a result of the conflict in the Middle East, with markets reacting strongly to U.S. strikes on Iran and Tehran\u2019s actions in the strait. On Wednesday, AAA <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\">reported<\/a> the average price of gas was $4.08 per gallon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Trump administration has been under pressure to answer for the war\u2019s effect on prices for Americans. Earlier this week, the president <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4673118\/trump-not-happy-chevron-exxon-mobil-too-much-money-iran-war\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4673118\/trump-not-happy-chevron-exxon-mobil-too-much-money-iran-war\/\">expressed his displeasure<\/a> with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chevron\/\">Chevron<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/exxon-mobil\/\">Exxon Mobil<\/a> for making \u201ctoo much\u201d in profits during the second quarter of this year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey\u2019ve got to give some of that back to the public, and they better cut the retail price, the consumer price. Too much money,\u201d he said in the Oval Office on Monday. \u201cYou\u2019re surprised I\u2019m saying it? I\u2019ll say it loud and clear. I\u2019m not happy about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4674992\/qatar-direct-talks-us-iran-negotiations\/\"><strong>QATAR SAYS DIRECT TALKS BETWEEN US AND IRAN HAVEN\u2019T BEGUN YET<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gas prices\u00a0fell during June\u00a0and into early July as Washington and Tehran made progress on peace negotiations, agreeing to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-unlikely-to-attend-iran-mou-signing\/\" title=\"... unlikely to attend ... MOU signing\">60-day preliminary ceasefire extension<\/a> in mid-June. But the ceasefire has since fallen through, sending oil and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/politico-europe-credits-vladimir-putin-for-ushering-in-the-green-revolution\/\" title=\"Politico Europe Credits Vladimir Putin For Ushering In The Green Revolution\">gas prices upward<\/a> again.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump has also voiced optimism about\u00a0Iranian-Omani talks to reopen the Strait of Hormuz through which one-fifth of the world\u2019s oil supply flows. The president said if peace talks fall through, Iran will \u201cget hit very hard.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump warns gas prices may rise again amid Iran conflict<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2641192,"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\/2026\/08\/AP26217769034466.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[36468,32544,3634],"class_list":["post-2641191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-energy-policy","tag-gas-prices","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26217769034466.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2641191","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\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2641191"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2641191\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2641195,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2641191\/revisions\/2641195"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2641192"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2641191"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2641191"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2641191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}