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So maybe bombing Iran was not the best way to deliver on that campaign promise of lower gas prices? Who could have predicted that?
The April fools jokes are incredible. Nobody has had better jokes than me. We will have the biggest April fools of all time.
As Democrats were quick to blame Biden for the increase in prices caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, DONALD TRUMP DID THIS!
Right now there is no exit strategy for a war that will now magically end any doa now accourding to this administration. Of course reality is something missing from the top down and the reality is there is no end game, there is no end in sight no matter how much Trump likes to think the end is near. He is too busy naming stuff after himself and dodging the US Constitution which is oonly now starting to be enforced, much to his dismay.
So. Much. More. Winning.
So much winning everyone is saying what a winner 47 is.
Not.
In moments like these, when the price at the pump rises and headlines fill with complaint, it is worth remembering what true sacrifice looks like, and who is bearing it. While some voices in the media and on the street lament that a gallon of regular gasoline now stands above $3.80 in Indiana and has climbed nationwide to levels not seen since 2023, let us first pause to honor the men and women in uniform, and the families who wait at home, who are paying a far higher price. They have left behind the comfort of hearth and home, the birthdays and Little League games, the daily routines we take for granted, to stand in harm’s way halfway around the world. Their courage is not measured in dollars per gallon; it is measured in duty, in endurance, and in the quiet knowledge that they fight so the rest of us may one day live without the shadow of a nuclear-armed regime that has spent nearly fifty years chanting “Death to America.”
To those who would seize upon every uptick in fuel costs to slam the President, I say this: your indignation rings hollow when measured against the stakes. For decades, Iran has been the world’s most prolific sponsor of terrorism, arming proxies from Hezbollah to the Houthis, sowing chaos across continents, and destabilizing entire nations. During negotiations with the United States, its leaders openly bragged about the volume of enriched uranium in their possession, enough, by their own boast, to fashion eleven atomic bombs. President Trump has simply taken them at their word. He has done what previous administrations, Republican and Democrat alike, promised yet failed to achieve: confront a mortal threat before it metastasizes into an existential one.
Yes, the global oil market has tightened. Yes, Brent crude has climbed above $100 a barrel. But let us speak plainly about what actually determines the price you pay at the pump in Indiana, in Louisiana, or anywhere else. A significant portion of that cost is not dictated by events in the Strait of Hormuz; it is dictated by the taxes levied right here at home, federal, state, and local excise taxes that have grown heavier over the years. If relief at the pump is the urgent concern, perhaps those who decry the current rise should first examine the taxes they themselves have supported or tolerated. That conversation is overdue.
We are less than a month into this necessary campaign. Already, 85 percent of the media coverage is relentlessly negatively framed not by the merits of the mission but simply because the President’s name is attached to it. This is not journalism; it is partisanship masquerading as concern for the American wallet. The same outlets that once warned of an Iranian nuclear breakout now clutch their pearls over temporary price fluctuations while brave Americans risk everything to prevent that very outcome. History will record who stood for strength and who chose the comfort of the status quo.
To the truck driver in Pennsylvania, the mother in New Jersey, and every family feeling the pinch: your burdens are real, and this administration does not dismiss them. But we also refuse to trade long-term survival for short-term convenience. The United States is now the world’s largest crude producer. When prices rise, American energy workers, American communities, and American strategic reserves benefit. We are releasing strategic petroleum reserves, coordinating with allies, and pressing to reopen vital shipping lanes. These steps are prudent. They are temporary. The alternative, allowing a regime that funds global terror and races toward nuclear weapons to dictate the terms of our security, is permanent and unacceptable.
This is not about politics. This is about leadership. President Trump is once again doing what others only talked about: confronting evil before it reaches our shores, protecting the homeland, and putting American strength first. The sacrifices of our troops and their families demand nothing less. To the critics who would rather whine than win, I remind you: freedom has never been free, and peace has never been purchased at the pump. America will endure, America will prevail, and when this mission is complete, we will all breathe easier, because the price of liberty, though sometimes measured in fuel, is ultimately measured in courage.
God bless our troops. God bless their families. God bless Donald Trump. And God bless the United States of America.
The No More Wars presidents seems to be starting a lot of wars. Seems like maybe he is a liar and that he should be held accountable for that. Or you can just lick the boot.
Yeah, it would have been so much better to just let Iran have nukes so that they could hold the world hostage. Trump should have just loaded up planes with pallets of cash and sent it over to the mullahs like Obama did. So far Trump hasn’t started any wars, that’s a job for congress. And all the shinney boots out there are from all the other world leaders who had Obama and Biden licking theirs. Appeasement with tyrants never ends well.
Does Iran have nukes like Iraq did?