Trump’s energy secretary once said gas prices would fall by summer - now he’s not so sure

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump’s energy secretary once said gas prices would fall by summer - now he’s not so sureThe national average gas price hit $4.118 per gallon TuesdayKatie Hawkinson in Washington, D.C. Tuesday 14 April 2026 19:00 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":"b2957596","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/gas-prices-summer-iran-war-trump-chris-wright-b2957596.html","title":"U.S. energy secretary once said gas prices would fall by summer. Now he’s not so sure"}}CloseTrump's energy secretary once said gas prices would fall by summer - now he's not so sureSign 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":fa...