Trump muses that gas prices could be higher through midterms as GOP in panic mode

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump muses that gas prices could be higher through midterms as GOP in panic mode‘Frankly the gas hasn’t gone up as much as I thought,’ Trump told Fox News this past weekendBrendan Rascius in New York Monday 13 April 2026 17:31 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2956608","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-gas-prices-high-midterm-elections-b2956608.html","title":"Trump muses that gas prices could be higher through midterms as GOP in panic mode"}}CloseTrump shocks Fox News with prediction about midterm gas pricesSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}President Donald T...