Trump Says He Doesn't 'Give A Damn' About Gas Prices As US Making 'Fortune'

Monday, October 26, 2026

Speaking at a rally in Georgia on Saturday, October 24, Trump said advisers had warned him against highlighting the financial gains associated with rising oil prices, suggesting the comments would invite criticism over the cost of fuel for ordinary Americans.

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Trump: "While oil prices are temporarily high ... the United States oil and gas business is making hundreds of billions of dollars"

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He means HE'S making a fortune off the dumbass MAGAT -------.

#1 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-10-25 11:34 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

"ordinary Americans."

So, Donny, what they mean by that are the Suckers you grift from each and every day.

#2 | Posted by Corky at 2026-10-25 11:36 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Liberals should be cheering Trump on. They've always wanted the scarce energy, Euro-style fuel prices for America.

#3 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2026-10-25 02:03 PM | Reply

... boasting that the United States is making a "fortune" from high oil prices ...

Is the United States making a fortune, or are wealthy oil execs making a fortune?

#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-10-25 02:07 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Oil companies report sky-high profits thanks to wartime crude prices
www.npr.org

#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-10-25 02:10 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Liberals should be cheering Trump on. They've always wanted the scarce energy, Euro-style fuel prices for America.

#3 | Posted by lfthndthrds

Look at this stupid f*&^.

He's been had at an absurd level for over a decade and he's still worried about libruls.

#6 | Posted by jpw at 2026-10-25 07:03 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 3

"But I said, I don't give a damn, I'm gonna say it: We're making a frickin fortune..."

"Who's making a fortune????

#7 | Posted by Angrydad at 2026-10-26 07:42 AM | Reply

Trump doesn't care that a quarter of US households reporting having to resort to paying for groceries with credit otherwise they couldn't afford them.

#8 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2026-10-26 09:41 AM | Reply

"Liberals should be cheering Trump on. They've always wanted the scarce energy,"

Liar or stupid? Both? I say stupid.

#9 | Posted by danni at 2026-10-26 10:20 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

" He's been had at an absurd level for over a decade and he's still worried about libruls.

#6 | POSTED BY JPW AT 2026-10-25 07:03 PM | FLAG: "

His comment is spot on, dipsh*t.

On topic, how incredibly tone deaf by Trump. It seems like he wants the GOP to get clobbered in the midterms.

#10 | Posted by BellRinger at 2026-10-26 11:11 AM | Reply

It seems like he wants the GOP to get clobbered in the midterms.
#10 | Posted by BellRinger

Not just the GOP.
All Americans deserve to suffer.

#11 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-10-26 11:13 AM | Reply

His comment is spot on, dipsh*t.

And the only other person who agrees is another pedo protecting dumbs*&^.

Your worldview is s*&^, dumba&&, and it's crushing our economy and country.

#12 | Posted by jpw at 2026-10-26 11:30 AM | Reply

#12. You must have manure for your brain.

Lemme guess, you think the DSA platform is cool and edgy.

#13 | Posted by BellRinger at 2026-10-26 12:01 PM | Reply

Re 13

Let ME guess.. YOU think the freedom caucus and Trumpy and the cult of MAGA are edgy and cool.

#14 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-10-26 12:07 PM | Reply

you think the DSA platform is cool and edgy.

The DSA platform is to spend taxes on working class Americans.

The Republican and corporate democrats platform is to spend taxes on wars and the wealthy.

#15 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-10-26 12:12 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Ballwasher loves pedophiles.

What a sick, disgusting gutless ----.

#16 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-10-26 12:16 PM | Reply

Liberals should be cheering Trump on. They've always wanted the scarce energy, Euro-style fuel prices for America.

#3 | Posted by lfthndthrds

- Republicans fearmonger about how liberals want scarce energy and high fuel prices
- Republicans cause scarce energy and high fuel prices
- Suddenly scarce energy and high fuel prices are okay and liberals should be happy about what they never wished for

#17 | Posted by Derek_Wildstar at 2026-10-26 01:20 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

Wasn't the idea behind the New Green Deal for America become more reliant of renewable energy and less reliant on fossil fuels for this very reason? To reduce any effects of fluctuations in oil prices based on chaos and conflicts somewhere thousands of miles away?

I guess Leftyturd missed all that while screaming about some -ism that he is terrified of.

#18 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-10-26 01:31 PM | Reply

Liberals should be cheering Trump on. They've always wanted the scarce energy, Euro-style fuel prices for America.
#3 | Posted by lfthndthrds

And yet, you're the one cheering Trump on.
Curious.

#19 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-10-26 01:35 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

18. The only -ism Turds knows enough about starts with j.

#20 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2026-10-26 02:44 PM | Reply

" Suddenly scarce energy and high fuel prices are okay and liberals should be happy about what they never wished for

#17 | POSTED BY DEREK_WILDSTAR AT 2026-10-26 01:20 PM | REPLY | FLAG"

Under my cap and trade plan the price of fuel will necessarily skyrocket - Barrack Obama

Do you really think we all have the memory of a goodfish?

#21 | Posted by BellRinger at 2026-10-26 03:11 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

"Liberals should be cheering Trump on. They've always wanted the scarce energy, Euro-style fuel prices for America"

OK Pedo

Higher fuel costs go hand in hand with subsidizing electric vehicles as a replacement. A green new deal, you could say. Doing one without the other is what the Grand Old Pedo party, your party, is doing. I guess you must own a horse?

#22 | Posted by dibblda at 2026-10-26 03:17 PM | Reply

Barrack Obama

Racists will always be racist.

Do you really think we all have the memory of a goodfish?
#21 | POSTED BY BELLRINGER

You have the memory of a racist fish.

#23 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-10-26 03:22 PM | Reply

Under my cap and trade plan the price of fuel will necessarily skyrocket - Barrack Obama
#21 | Posted by BellRinger

The plan didn't get past the Senate. Also, it was electricity, not fuel. Also, there were provisions to protect consumers.
You're comparing something that never happened, to Trump's very real Iran War.

But this is important insight into how the mind of a Trumper works.
Make-Believe Things are just as real as Things That Actually Happened.

#24 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-10-26 04:40 PM | Reply

Do you really think we all have the memory of a goodfish?
#21 | Posted by BellRinger

To review:
You can't tell the difference between things that happened and things that didn't happen.
I bet a goldfish doesn't have that problem.
I bet a goldfish has better memory than that.

#25 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-10-26 04:43 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Trump Says He Doesn't 'Give A Damn' About Gas Prices

When he said that, I noticed the expression of some in the background didn't appear happy.

#26 | Posted by FedUpWithPols at 2026-10-26 05:04 PM | Reply

Do you really think we all have the memory of a goodfish?

#21 | Posted by BellRinger

You have the memory of a Badfish.

#27 | Posted by Zed at 2026-10-26 05:47 PM | Reply

Lemme guess, you think the DSA platform is cool and edgy.

#13 | Posted by BellRinger

No, I think you're a stupid pile of wannabe boomer s*&^ for being such a spineless b*&^% that you're scared of the DSA on command.

#28 | Posted by jpw at 2026-10-26 05:55 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Under my cap and trade plan the price of fuel will necessarily skyrocket - Barrack Obama

Do you really think we all have the memory of a goodfish?

#21 | Posted by BellRinger

Oh please, you googled that.

You also didn't bother to read what he actually meant. It wasn't a wish or a promise, it was an economic prediction due to enactment of clear air regulations on electricity producers.

If you're going to try and act informed at least know WTF you're talking about.

#29 | Posted by jpw at 2026-10-26 05:57 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

The quote R's are looking for is from Steven Chu. "Somehow we have to figure out how to boost the price of gasoline to the levels in Europe." which were $8 to $10 per gallon, to curb fossil fuel usage and fund public transit.

Which lasted like a month until he was taken to task for it, "I no longer share that view... Of course we don't want the price of gasoline to go up. We want it to go down."

#30 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2026-10-26 06:16 PM | Reply

Patrick De Haan
@GasBuddyGuy

9h
ELECTION DAY RECORD: with a week to go, U.S. gas prices are 42.3c/gal above 2022's election day avg, the priciest election day at the pump ever. diesel is nearly $1/gal above 2022's $5.33/gal. both are on track for the highest election day prices on record
^
The demented orange chomo did that.

#31 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-10-26 06:48 PM | Reply

" Oh please, you googled that."

No I remember it. And spare me any talk about understanding economics. Your understanding of it is that of a passive aggressive 19 year old sorority girl.

#32 | Posted by BellRinger at 2026-10-26 07:53 PM | Reply

" scared of the DSA on command.

#28 | POSTED BY JPW AT 2026-10-26 05:55 PM | FLAG: "

They are winning Dem primaries at an alarming rate. So yeah, I pay attention to their platform planks.

#33 | Posted by BellRinger at 2026-10-26 07:54 PM | Reply

---- off clown boy. Everyone knows you gargle MAGAT taint when you're not here posting ridiculous --------.

---- off.

#34 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-10-26 07:56 PM | Reply

MAGS scumfux forget that their child-raping idol promised to cut energy prices in half.

#35 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-10-26 08:02 PM | Reply

So yeah, I pay attention to their platform planks.
#33 | Posted by BellRinger

Got a link?
Tell us parts alarm you, and why.

#36 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-10-26 08:03 PM | Reply

Tell us parts alarm you, and why.

Defunding the police.... because he doesn't believe in fantasyland?
www.dsausa.org

#37 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-10-26 08:13 PM | Reply

@#32 ... No I remember it. ...

OK, I did feed that comment into my search engine of choice. Here's what appeared ...

Quotes on Cap and Trade and Energy
www.instituteforenergyresearch.org

... "Under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket. . . .

Because I'm capping greenhouse gases, coal power plants, natural gas -- you name it -- whatever the plants were, whatever the industry was, they would have to retrofit their operations. That will cost money. They will pass that money on to consumers."

- - - President Barack Obama, January 2008

So is your memory indicative of what fmr Pres Obama actually said?

It seems to have a deficiency.

As a corollary, should this most august forum rely upon your memory in the future?

#38 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-10-26 08:15 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

Someone last week placed a huge buy of oil futures like something big was going to drive the price of oil up in the next month.

Then stinky orders US people out of the ME.

Look for resumed attacks after November 3rd.

Meanwhile he gloats about the amount of money he has made manipulating the markets. I give him credit for this, he hands his base a ---- sandwich and they gobble it up like the cult they are.

#39 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-10-27 07:19 AM | Reply

Tell us parts alarm you, and why.

#36 | Posted by snoofy

Government ownership of the means of production, because he thinks only the Trump administration should be allowed to do that.

#40 | Posted by gtbritishskull at 2026-10-27 07:20 AM | Reply

I. think Trump's hatred for windmills is sort of indicative of his view about all slternative energy sources. It seems like he views our military as our pathway to cheap or free oil from nations we conquer as a preferable choice to developing more alternative energy sources. He's not the first to do that; George W. Bush invaded Iraq for oil and now Trump has already invaded Venezuela and is losing in his war to steal Iran's oil. The Iranians can see what happened to Ukraine after they gave up their nukes so why would they want to do the same thing?

#41 | Posted by danni at 2026-10-27 11:16 AM | Reply

It seems to have a deficiency.

You guys are way too kind.

Dingaling lied again.

He should have googled it to verify what he thought was a fact but it actually was just another fever dream from his biased and Fox News corrupted memory.

But rather than look it up (which is so simple and easy to do) he chose to go with the lie his brain manufactured .. Because of its truthiness.

#42 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-10-27 12:01 PM | Reply

"No I remember it."

But didn't remember it didn't happen??? You're joking, right?

Is this like the friend of yours who had to pay the Cadillac Tax which was never enacted?

#43 | Posted by Danforth at 2026-10-27 12:22 PM | Reply

"As a corollary, should this most august forum rely upon your memory in the future?"

Years back, JeffJ railed against the Cadillac Tax, saying a friend of his had to pay it.

The Cadillac Tax was never enacted.

#44 | Posted by Danforth at 2026-10-27 12:24 PM | Reply

ELECTION DAY RECORD: with a week to go, U.S. gas prices are 42.3c/gal above 2022's election day avg, the priciest election day at the pump ever. diesel is nearly $1/gal above 2022's $5.33/gal. both are on track for the highest election day prices on record
#31 | Posted by reinheitsgebot

I don't know about other places and admit it readily. But here in east TX, the price for cheapest gas before the invasion was $2.22. Now the cheapest is $3.40. That's 50% higher, AND we have our own oil refinery not that far away. DFW is 10-20 cents more expensive.

#45 | Posted by e1g1 at 2026-10-27 01:47 PM | Reply

Trump meant 'us', not 'US'...

OCU

#46 | Posted by OCUser at 2026-10-27 02:21 PM | Reply

^Exactamundo

#47 | Posted by e1g1 at 2026-10-27 05:39 PM | Reply

" But didn't remember it didn't happen??? You're joking, right?"

The Cadillac Tax was never enacted."

So, do we just ignore all of the stupid and crazy crap the GOP claims they are for because past attempts were narrowly thwarted or do we take politicians at their word?

Set aside the fringe - prominent Dems are more strongly than ever looking to pack SCOTUS. Also, adding DC (a fricking city) and Puerto Rico (a colony island) as states so they can add 4 permanent Dem senators. But of course all they need is the slimmest congressional majorities in both Houses and the WH to put into place an abolition of the filibuster to make all of these things happen. With that, a one party tyranny with 1A criticisms being dubbed "hate speech".

#48 | Posted by BellRinger at 2026-10-28 01:10 AM | Reply

In 2021 they had razor slime majority in the House and 50/50 split with Harris as the VP tie breaker. They pushed for all of this and the ONLY opposition I recall came from 2 senators - Manchin and Sinema. They both "retired" shortly after and I'm surprised they weren't assassinated for their treachery. Now, all Dems need is 51 Senate seats with Fetterman sane voice and they can hijack the entire system.

#49 | Posted by BellRinger at 2026-10-28 01:15 AM | Reply

stupid and crazy crap the GOP claims they are for

For instance?

#50 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-10-28 01:17 AM | Reply

Don't pretend you give a crap about gas prices. I do and they are high right now due to this stupid Iran war but which was what
Greenies wanted - a financial government created cudgel to drive up prices and then "nudge" economic behavior.

#51 | Posted by BellRinger at 2026-10-28 01:19 AM | Reply

they are high right now due to this stupid Iran war but...

Always with the "but..."

"I don't like Lewzer but..."

Sound familiar?

#52 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-10-28 02:37 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

"So, do we just ignore all of the stupid and crazy crap the GOP claims they are for because past attempts were narrowly thwarted or do we take politicians at their word?"

We take everything you say and remember with a ton of salt. You've "remembered" multiple things which never happened, and had tax-burdened acquaintances who turned out not to exist.

YOU'RE the one we don't take at his word.

#53 | Posted by Danforth at 2026-10-28 03:59 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

" With that, a one party tyranny with 1A criticisms being dubbed "hate speech"."

Are you lying about acts of domestic terrorism AGAIN?!?

#54 | Posted by Danforth at 2026-10-28 04:01 AM | Reply

" ... gas prices ... are high right now due to this stupid Iran war but which was what Greenies wanted ... "

I'm curious: can you TASTE the idiocy when you post crap like that?

#55 | Posted by Danforth at 2026-10-28 04:04 AM | Reply

#51 | POSTED BY BELLRINGER

Up your game, kid, you're just wasting bandwidth.

#56 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-10-28 05:17 AM | Reply

"Trump Says He Doesn't 'Give A Damn' About Gas Prices"

This is what I voted for.
--Boaz

#57 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-10-28 10:24 AM | Reply

I'm surprised they weren't assassinated

You mean like when a right winger tried to assassinate Gabby Giffords after Sarah Palin put a bullseye over her name?

Or when a right winger with ties to Roger Stone offed a fire fighter in PA supposedly trying to kill the Orange Chomo?

Or when a right winger offed Charlie Kirk over his outrage of the Trumpstein files being hidden?

Or when a right winger tried to assassinate FBI agents after they seized the stolen classified documents at the bug infested golf motel?

Or when the proud boofs killed cops trying to start a race war in CA?

How about when Lewzer had police officers and some of his own idiots killed on January 6?

There is one side of the political spectrum that resorts to violence when they don't get what they want and it is almost exclusively on the right.

#58 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-10-28 12:02 PM | Reply

what Greenies wanted - a financial government created cudgel to drive up prices and then "nudge" economic behavior.
#51 | Posted by BellRinger

So, how is your economic behavior changing, thanks to Trump's green imitative?

#59 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-10-28 12:08 PM | Reply