President Trump stated that gas prices are a small price to pay for the war.
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The Kuhner ReportOct 7, 2026
Multiple tier1 and primary sources (AP, PBS, The Hill, FactCheck.org, PolitiFact, Senate Democrats transcript) quote Trump repeatedly calling higher gas prices a small or inexpensive price to pay for the Iran war, and the Oct.
What was said
… He went to war to make sure that LA. And San Diego and every American city would never be nuked by Iran. That's the point of the war, and he's saying, you know, it's a small price to pay, meaning the gas prices. It's just this has to stop. This has to stop. This is beyond irresponsible. This is beyond reckless. They're now screaming, "Fire!" In a crowded theater. That's what they're doing, and there is no fire. In fact, there's nothing. They're making it up. …
The Kuhner Report · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. Trump said at a Sept. 16 North Carolina rally that gas prices were a 'very inexpensive price to pay' for the war, and at an Oct. 5 Nebraska rally called higher gas prices 'a very small price to pay.'[1][5][6]
Supports. PBS and The Hill both report Trump describing surging gas prices as a small or inexpensive price to pay for the Iran war, and the Senate transcript quotes him on Oct. 25 saying gas costs are 'a small price to pay.'[4][5][6]
Supports. AP's compilation of Trump's remarks says he has repeatedly claimed that more expensive fuel is a small price to pay for the war, which he describes as necessary to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.[2]
Context. FactCheck.org and PolitiFact note the context: Trump framed higher gas prices as a small sacrifice to keep the country safe from Iran, and the war was meant to prevent Iranian nuclear attack.[1][3]
Sources
6 sources: 3 fact-checkers, 1 primary, 1 tier 1, 1 tier 2
- 1The Context for Trump's 'Take Out' Los Angeles, San Diego ...factcheck.org · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 2In his own words: Trump on gas prices and energy costs since launching the war with Iranapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3What Trump said about Iran taking out Los Angeles, San Diegopolitifact.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 4In His Own Words: With Americans Out Mor... | The Senate ...democrats.senate.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 5Trump calls gasoline spike a 'small price' to pay for Iran warthehill.com · tier 1 · cited for: supports
- 6Rising gas prices frustrate voters. Trump says it's an ' ...pbs.org · tier 2 · cited for: supports
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