Trump Asks Americans To Bear Higher Fuel Costs Arabian Post
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai
President Donald Trump has urged Americans to tolerate higher gasoline prices as the economic cost of stopping Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, while escalating tensions by saying he would soon declare the Strait of Hormuz US territory.Speaking in Garden City, New York, on Friday, Trump acknowledged the pressure that rising fuel costs were placing on households but argued that preventing Tehran from developing nuclear weapons justified the additional expense. Americans who had to“pay a tiny little bit more for your gasoline” should remember that the price was connected to confronting what he described as“a very evil country”.
The remarks mark a politically sensitive shift for a president who campaigned on promises to lower energy and household costs. Gasoline prices have climbed sharply since the conflict with Iran disrupted oil flows from the Gulf, complicating the White House's effort to persuade voters that its economic policies are improving living standards.
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