Just dropped · Trial Balloon · Ep. 194
What Just Happened?
President Trump said Americans should anticipate paying higher prices at the gas pump “for a little while” as a result of the Iran war, CNBC reports.
Trump also insisted that the U.S. has “total control” in the Strait of Hormuz and that he is the one keeping it closed for now.
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