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Trump Calls Secret Gas Meeting as Prices Reach $4.23

4/30/2026

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  • U.S. President Donald Trump convened a secret meeting on oil and gas after gas prices rose to $4.23 per gallon.
  • Chief of staff Susie Wiles, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chevron CEO Mike Wirth attended.
  • Trump’s approval rating fell to 34 percent as gas prices deepened the cost-of-living squeeze.
  • International Energy Agency head Fatih Birol warned that Hormuz disruptions created a crisis and that Europe has six weeks of jet fuel.