{"id":520575,"date":"2026-03-13T05:35:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T05:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/520575\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T05:35:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T05:35:07","slug":"trump-news-at-a-glance-president-shrugs-off-highest-gas-prices-in-years-trump-administration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/520575\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump news at a glance: president shrugs off highest gas prices in years | Trump administration"},"content":{"rendered":"

Donald Trump<\/a> on Thursday shrugged off the economic toll the war in Iran is taking on gas prices across the US, writing on social media that \u201cwhen oil prices go up, we make a lot of money\u201d.<\/p>\n

The president\u2019s comment came as the American Automobile Association reports that the average price for a gallon of gas hit $3.60, a week after the beginning of the US-Israel military operation against Iran prompted the largest price spike since the opening days of Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.<\/p>\n

Costs at the pump have increased in line with the price of crude, which climbed above $100 per barrel<\/a> on Thursday as Iran launched attacks on oil facilities across the Middle East, despite the release of global petroleum reserves intended to stabilize markets.<\/p>\n

\u2018We make a lot of money\u2019: Trump downplays rise in gas prices during Iran war<\/p>\n

\u201cThe United States is the largest Oil Producer in the World, by far, so when oil prices go up, we make a lot of money,\u201d the president wrote on Truth Social.<\/p>\n

But the rise in gas prices poses a political liability for Trump as primaries have begun ahead of the November midterm elections, when his Republican allies will be defending their small majorities in the Senate and House of Representatives.<\/p>\n

Read the full story<\/a><\/p>\n

Pentagon tells lawmakers Iran war costs top $11.3bn \u2013 but true price unknown<\/p>\n

Pentagon officials told top lawmakers in a closed-door briefing that the cost of the war against Iran has already exceeded $11.3bn in its first six days, but the true cost of the opening days of the conflict is likely far greater, according to two people familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n

Read the full story<\/a><\/p>\n

Rescue effort under way as US military refueling plane crashes in Iraq<\/p>\n

A US military refueling aircraft with at least five people onboard crashed in western Iraq on Thursday, in an incident US Central Command said involved another aircraft but was not the result of hostile or friendly fire.<\/p>\n

Read the full story<\/a><\/p>\n

Trump-endorsed Republican in Louisiana accused of rape in 2007<\/p>\n

A Louisiana congressional candidate endorsed by Trump was the subject of a 2007 rape accusation \u2013 but it was never disclosed to the public or, reportedly, the president\u2019s team as Blake Miguez became one of the rising stars in the state\u2019s Republican party. Miguez\u2019s campaign on Thursday issued a statement denying the allegations by a woman who described him as a \u201clive-in ex boyfriend\u201d at the time, calling her claims categorically false.<\/p>\n

Read the full story<\/a><\/p>\n

Eswatini says it received more \u2018third country\u2019 deportees in Trump administration deal<\/p>\n

The government of Eswatini<\/a> announced on Thursday it received four more \u201cthird country\u201d deportees from the US, as part of the Trump administration<\/a>\u2019s multimillion-dollar deal with the small African nation. Now, a total of 19 deportees from the US have been sent to Eswatini when they hail from other countries.<\/p>\n

Read the full story<\/a><\/p>\n

Trump says Iran should not play in World Cup for their \u2018life and safety\u2019<\/p>\n

Trump said on Thursday that Iran should not participate in the upcoming World Cup in North America, just days after telling Fifa\u2019s chief they would be welcome despite the Middle East war.<\/p>\n

Read the full story<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2018America\u2019s mortal enemy\u2019: Pete Hegseth expressed extreme antipathy toward Iran for years<\/p>\n

The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has expressed a violent antipathy towards Iran for years in books, Fox News broadcasts, educational videos and a 2018 speech to an Israeli media conference in Jerusalem, a Guardian review has revealed.<\/p>\n

Read the full story<\/a><\/p>\n

What else happened today:<\/p>\n

Catching up? Here\u2019s what happened Wednesday 11 March<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Donald Trump on Thursday shrugged off the economic toll the war in Iran is taking on gas prices…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":520576,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[23,3,21,19,22,20,25,24],"class_list":["post-520575","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-states","tag-america","tag-news","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-usa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/520575","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=520575"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/520575\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/520576"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=520575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=520575"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=520575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}