Trump Cuts In as Fox's Bret Baier Confronts Him On Painfully High' Gas Prices: Excuse Me!'
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Trump Cuts In as Fox's Bret Baier Confronts Him On Painfully High' Gas Prices: Excuse Me!'
"BAIER: China got three tankers out this week filled with Iranian oil. TRUMP: Because we allowed that to happen. BAIER: You did. TRUMP: We allowed that to happen, yeah. BAIER: Before this trip. Gas prices in America are still high. Painfully high for (CROSSTALK) TRUMP: They're going to drop like a rock as it's over. BAIER: Once it's over, yeah. TRUMP: They'll drop (CROSSTALK) BAIER: Painfully high though now, and and could be creeping higher before TRUMP: Well, lower than Biden."
"BAIER: This inflation number is going up. You're right, it's much lower than President Biden's was. But it's going up under you, the numbers are. You can imagine Democrats and political pundits jumped TRUMP: The people get it. BAIER: Jumped all over this statement that TRUMP: The people get it. BAIER: you made the other day. You were asked on the when you were leaving (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) QUESTION: What extent are Americans' financial situations motivating to you make a deal? TRUMP: Not even a little bit."
"TRUMP: Not even a little bit. The only thing that matters, I'm talking about Iran, they can't have a nuclear weapon. I don't think about Americans' financial situation. I don't think about anybody. I think about one thing. We cannot let Iran have a n"
Trump interrupted Bret Baier during an exchange about high U.S. gas prices and inflation. Baier referenced recent developments involving Iranian oil tankers leaving China and asked about responsibility. Trump attributed outcomes to policy and insisted gas prices would drop “like a rock” once the situation was over. Baier countered that prices were still painfully high and could creep higher before any improvement. Baier also pointed to inflation numbers rising under Trump, while noting they were lower than under President Biden. Trump responded that people would understand and emphasized other priorities, including preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
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