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Trump Ripped for ‘Marie Antoinette’ Moment as War Drags On
April 16, 2026
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Jessica Koscielniak / REUTERSMulti-billionaire President Donald Trump was ripped for waving away Americans’ gas price woes as his war in Iran enters its seventh week. When asked by a reporter at the White House Thursday how much longer Americans would have to bear the price increase caused by the war, Trump falsely claimed they’ve actually gone down.“Well, they’re not very high,” the president said before rambling.
“If you look at what they were supposed to be in order to get rid of a nuclear weapon, with the danger that entails, so the gas prices have come down very much over the last 3, 4 days.”Read more at The Daily Beast.
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