Chris Wright says ‘I don’t know’ when asked about lower cost of gas as average price soars to $4 a gallon in US

Chris Wright, the Trump administration’s energy secretary, acknowledged Sunday that it might not be until 2027 before US gas prices come back under $3 a gallon.

Asked by Jake Tapper, the CNN State of the Union host, when he thought “it’s realistic for Americans to expect the gas will go back to under $3 a gallon”, Wright replied: “I don’t know. That could happen later this year. That might not happen until next year.”

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      13 hours ago

      hmm yes “short term pain long term gain” and somesuch. Oh, and “you need to be a team player”.

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        13 hours ago

        Mostly I’ve heard that we were on the brink of being nuked by the weapons we obliterated a few months ago

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          11 hours ago

          Ah yes. If Iran has nukes, then they will be used within the hour to kill us all. Confirmed by vacuous truth.

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        12 hours ago

        The used EV market here has just vanished. There’s almost nothing for sale and prices are almost at new car levels for decade old EVs.