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Energy Chief Clarifies No $3 Gas Guarantee, Forecast Uncertain

4/23/2026

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U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright told a Senate panel he did not say gasoline would stay above $3 a gallon.
President Donald Trump said the forecast was totally wrong.
Chris Wright told CNN $3 gas might not happen until next year and that the Iran-war surge had peaked.
Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) pressed Wright, who said he cannot predict prices and left uncertainty on when gas might fall below $3.

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U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright told a Senate panel he did not say gasoline would stay above $3 a gallon.
President Donald Trump said the forecast was totally wrong.
Chris Wright told CNN $3 gas might not happen until next year and that the Iran-war surge had peaked.
Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) pressed Wright, who said he cannot predict prices and left uncertainty on when gas might fall below $3.