President Donald Trump said Monday that Energy Secretary Chris Wright was “wrong” for claiming gas prices might not fall below $3 per gallon anytime soon.
Wright was interviewed by CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union” Sunday and was asked when prices are expected to dip again.
“I don’t know,” he replied. ” That could happen later this year. That might not happen till next year. But prices have likely peaked, and they’ll start going down.”
“Certainly with a resolution of this [Iran] conflict, you’ll see prices go down,” Wright added. “Prices across the board on energy prices will go down.”
“But it might not be under under $3 a gallon until 2027?” Tapper shot back.
Wright replied, “Under $3 a gallon is pretty tremendous in inflation-adjusted terms. We had that in the Trump administration, but we hadn’t seen that, in inflation-adjusted terms, for quite a long time. We’ll get back there, for sure.”
The commander in chief spoke with The Hill’s White House correspondent, Julia Manchester, Monday morning and told her Wright was incorrect.
NEWS: President Trump just told me over the phone that he disagrees with Energy Secretary Chris Wright’s assessment that gas prices may not drop until next year.
“No, I think he’s wrong on that. Totally wrong,” Trump said.
— Julia Manchester (@JuliaManch)April 20, 2026
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