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"Drop your price": Trump tells gasoline retailers to cut rates immediately, warns of "big problems"

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June 30, 2026

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Washington, DC [US], June 30 (ANI): Urging gasoline retailers to swiftly reduce fuel costs at the pump, United States President Donald Trump issued a stern warning of 'big problems' if businesses failed to take immediate action, pointing out that current rates remain unjustifiably steep despite falling crude oil prices.The President noted that fuel prices are far too high given the current market trajectory, emp

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Off The Press

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· Jul 11, 2026

Trump presses retailers, gas stations to slash prices

President Donald Trump is leaning hard on major U.S. companies to cut consumer prices, recently warning gasoline retailers of “big problems” if they didn’t reduce the price of gasoline commensurate with the price of crude, while crediting Walmart for the company’s patriotism and its summer rollback of thousands of prices, as inflation sits at a []...Click to read more

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· Jun 30, 2026

Trump demands lower gasoline prices in US, warns retailers of major consequences

The US leader stated that companies engaged in retail gasoline sales in the United States should immediately reduce prices

USA TODAY

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· Jun 30, 2026

'Too high:' Trump warns retailers to cut gas prices amid crude oil price drop

President Donald Trump urges gas retailers to lower prices, warns of consequences as oil costs fall and tensions with Iran drive volatility. Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/06/24/trump-doj-investigation-gas-prices/90673502007/ Sign up for our newsletter for the day's top stories, from sports to movies to politics to world events: https://profile.usatoday.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/

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· Jun 24, 2026

Trump claims consumers are being ‘gouged’ by gas companies and orders DOJ price probe, as Bessent warns U.S. must avoid ‘foreign chokepoints’

Gasoline prices better start going down a lot faster than what I’m seeing! Trump wrote.

Iran Herald

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· Jun 24, 2026

High pump prices of gasoline angers Trump as he instructs Justice Department to probe oil companies

Washington D.C. [US], June 24, (ANI): US President Donald Trump expressed his anger over US oil companies not bringing down the pump prices of gasoline despite paying a lower price for the oil.In a Truth Social post, Trump said that customers are being 'gouged' and that prices should start going down a lot faster than what he is seeing. Trump added that he has given instructions to the Department of Justice (DoJ

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· Jul 10, 2026

Trump-Backed Discount ‘Freedom Fuel’ Mystery Exposed

Jonathan Ernst / REUTERSPresident Donald Trump’s gas price-cutting initiative is raising more questions than answers after estimates suggested the discounts could wipe out profits for participating stations.As the White House touts its “Freedom Fuel Network” stations as providing relief to Americans struggling with high gas prices caused by Trump’s war with Iran, industry experts who spoke to ABC News described the business model as akin to “jumping off a cliff.”In a Truth Social post last week, Trump announced that “a VERY smart Retailer” would cut gas prices at 25 stations across the Northeast and urged other businesses to follow suit.Read more at The Daily Beast.

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Related coverage for " "Drop your price": Trump tells gasoline retailers to cut rates immediately, warns of "big problems" ": Off The Press — Trump presses retailers, gas stations to slash prices. TASS — Trump demands lower gasoline prices in US, warns retailers of major consequences. USA TODAY — 'Too high:' Trump warns retailers to cut gas prices amid crude oil price drop. Fortune — Trump claims consumers are being ‘gouged’ by gas companies and orders DOJ price probe, as Bessent warns U.S. must avoid ‘foreign chokepoints’. Iran Herald — High pump prices of gasoline angers Trump as he instructs Justice Department to probe oil companies . The Daily Beast — Trump-Backed Discount ‘Freedom Fuel’ Mystery Exposed