Trump energy secretary says gas prices might not drop back under $3 a gallon until 2027

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Chris Wright says ‘I don’t know’ when asked about lower cost of gas as average price soars to $4 a gallon in US

Chris Wright, the https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/trump-administration">Trump administration’s energy secretary, acknowledged Sunday that it might not be until 2027 before US gas prices come back under $3 a gallon.

https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mju2ignkx623">Asked by Jake Tapper, the CNN State of the Union host, when he thought “it’s realistic for Americans to expect the gas will go back to under $3 a gallon”, Wright replied: “I don’t know.

That could happen later this year.

That might not happen until next year.”

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