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Donald Trump said on Thursday he was not concerned about rising U.S. gas prices driven by the widening Iran conflict, telling Reuters ​in an exclusive interview that the U.S. military operation was his priority.

"I don't have any concern about it," he said, when asked about the higher prices at ‌the pump. "They'll drop very rapidly when this is over, and if they rise, they rise, but this is far more important than having gasoline prices go up a little bit."

The comments mark a shift in tone for the president, who touted a drop in gas prices in his State of the Union address last month and at a Texas rally focused on energy that took place just hours before the U.S. launched its air strikes ​on Saturday.

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[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 125 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Now where's the "I did that" stickers?

[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 50 points 1 month ago

I already bought a pack of 100 months ago for this

[–] lolola@lemmy.blahaj.zone 103 points 1 month ago (3 children)

The comments mark a shift in tone for the president, who touted a drop in gas prices in his State of the Union address last month

That shit was last week

[–] grue@lemmy.world 42 points 1 month ago

Between that and calling the war an "operation," it's obvious Reuters is sanewashing Trump.

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 month ago

Right? He was so proud of his (clearly fabricated) low gas prices.

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[–] Zedstrian@sopuli.xyz 50 points 1 month ago (3 children)

And the average Trump voter will just accept that happily.

[–] LuxSpark@lemmy.cafe 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I figured they like higher gas prices. They will buy a bigger vehicle to use even more.

[–] joekar1990@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

The diesel bros are going to be so proud. Diesel jumped the most since last month up $0.50 as a national average and sits at $4.16/gal according to AAA.

[–] outofthisworld@lemmy.org 6 points 1 month ago

They will think the extra price will be used for war

[–] whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago

with stickers of Boden: "I did this"

[–] markovs_gun@lemmy.world 39 points 1 month ago (6 children)

And suddenly all the people who voted for Trump "for the economy" are suddenly fine with it.

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[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 33 points 1 month ago (1 children)

but this is far more important than having gasoline prices go up a little bit.”

Why is it more important?

[–] I_Jedi@lemmy.today 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

More wealth extraction means more profits!

[–] xenomor@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Also Israel. Don’t forget Israel.

[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 29 points 1 month ago (2 children)

This is just more proof that he's going to do something to prevent the 2026 midterms from happening.

[–] Typotyper@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 month ago

He thinks having a war and civil unrest, in the U, Iranian counter attacks would be even better, will let him cancel elections

[–] anon_8675309@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Reports are indicating this will last until at least Sept. so yeah. He’s gonna suspend voting.

If he does there better fucking be some pitchforks.

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[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 28 points 1 month ago (2 children)

So he's declared that he doesn't give a fuck what consequences this war has for the American people. He doesn't care if Americans die. Remind me why he hasn't been charged with treason

[–] Man_kind@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The only reason trump doesnt care about what happens to you, is because he believes you won't do anything about it.

So far, he's right.

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[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 26 points 1 month ago (5 children)

So are you jack asses that voted for him satisfied with this lower cost of living yet?

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inb4 WHO COULD HAVE GUESSED THIS WOULD HAPPEN?

[–] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It is a curious thing to see how much punishment and humiliation Americans will take from this asshole. The third Reich really is an apt comparison.

[–] Akasazh@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I mean I'm loathe to talk up old Adolf here, but he did things that benefited his people (at first) and he was quite loyal and dependable to his band of thugs (up to the night of the long knives, that is).

Trump only pleases his class and foreign autocrats whilst replacing his trusted followers on a whim every now and then. It's simply baffling that no one has thrown him under the bus.

[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Yeah, Hitler understood that you needed the bread as well as the circuses.

That said, the degree to which he improved material conditions in Germany is overplayed in popular media. While the Nazis did push programs like the VW Beetle and cheap holiday packages, their relentless push to rearmament came at a serious cost to Germany's ability to produce or import consumer goods, and the average German frequently struggled with empty shelves in the supermarkets.

[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

While the Nazis did push programs like the VW Beetle

Another point of order about that in particular, zero regular citizens who paid into the Beetle scheme with their little KdF-Wagen Sparkarte stamps actually received one. All of the Beetles produced went to Nazi party leaders, and then Germany went to war. Hitler may have successfully sold people on the dream of an affordable personal car but he literally used it as a mechanism to embezzle money from his own citizens which he stole and used for war production.

5 Mark die Woche musst du sparen wills Du im eignen wagen fahren, my webbed foot.

[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago

Excellent addition, thank you.

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[–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago (2 children)

This guy never cares about anybody.

[–] P1nkman@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

The only time a narcissist thinks about other people is when they masturbate.

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That's because he rides for free. smh

[–] Man_kind@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 month ago

The only reason trump doesnt care about what happens to you, is because he believes you won't do anything about it.

So far, he's right.

[–] Asafum@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"Listen, I only say I care about shit to get you to vote for me. I couldn't possibly care less what you have to pay. I'm the only thing that matters."

[–] timbuck2themoon@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago

I think it is a big shift honestly. Before he would pretend to give a shit, etc.

Between this and "yeah, some people will die" he's not even making an effort anymore.

To me that is saying something. Precisely what I'm not sure but it's a marked change.

[–] justalittleguy@lemdro.id 13 points 1 month ago

Strange, that wasn't the attitude during Biden's years. Almost like this fuckwad is a massive hypocrite

[–] halcyoncmdr@piefed.social 12 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Those EVs are looking pretty promising now aren't they?

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[–] InvalidName2@lemmy.zip 11 points 1 month ago

I should have taken pictures of the Turd's yard signs from Fall 2024.

There were several different variations of the same theme: Trump [good thing], Kamala [opposite, bad thing].

One of them was: Trump low prices, Kamala high prices.

Republicans have lied the entire time Trump has been in office about how prices were suddenly much lower because eggs and eggs alone were cheaper, which had gotten super expensive for a time due to culling of the chickens to mitigate bird flu and something that the president doesn't control. Disregarding that the overall grocery bill continued to climb largely due directly to the Trump administration policies.

Now it's the same with gas. Shit got expensive under Biden, largely due to COVID related issues on a global scale. Prices came down and stabilized a bit, a trend which continued under Trump's presidency. And then boom -- start a war in the middle east. Now prices are up. But instead of blaming Trump, they're pointing the finger at Biden. Because they lie. They don't care about the reasons these things happen.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 9 points 1 month ago

It's up 75 cents in my area, just over the last week. I was originally saying we'll see $4 before the end of March, but I think we'll see it before the end of next week. We'll have $5 gas this summer.

Thanks, Trump.

[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

i.e. I don’t give a shit about you pleebs living paycheck to paycheck.

But most of us already knew that.

[–] ieatpwns@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Says the man baby (shitty diaper) who has probably never been behind the wheel of a car before

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 6 points 1 month ago

"oh no, anyway" says man who's country's primary export is oil.

[–] thlibos@thelemmy.club 6 points 1 month ago

It's like he thinks there is nothing he can say or do that will turn his lickspittles against him...oh, wait...

[–] fizzle@quokk.au 6 points 1 month ago

A business genius at work here

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