‘No, We Haven’t’: Chris Wright Fires Back When Asked If Trump Admin Let Americans Down At Pump

Energy Secretary Chris Wright pushed back Sunday when CNN host Dana Bash asked whether the Trump administration has let Americans down on gas prices during the Iran war.

Bash pressed Wright on “State of the Union” about President Donald Trump’s move on the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, then turned to prices at the pump with the midterm elections two weeks away. She also reminded the secretary of her comments to her in March — about a week after the war began — when he predicted that the heightened wartime gas costs would come down in “weeks, not months.”

“Americans are still facing record prices at the pump. Has the administration let Americans down?” the CNN host asked Wright on Sunday, after reminding viewers of his March comments.

“No, we haven’t,” Wright fired back, pointing to the Iranian regime. “Are you comfortable with a nuclear-armed Iranian regime that’s in power right now? I don’t think anyone is comfortable with that.”

Asked whether he is comfortable with where gas prices are now, Wright said, “No, of course I’m not comfortable, but I’m happy they’re coming down. They’ve gone down the last few weeks, as have diesel prices, and they will continue to come down.”

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He also faulted “Democratic policies that at the state level and federal level for 15 years have been focused on raising energy prices.”

The national average for regular gasoline was about $4.30 a gallon Sunday, down from about $4.47 a month earlier, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA). Diesel averaged about $6.32, down from about $6.45 a month earlier. By contrast, the national average gas price was $2.98 and the diesel price was $3.76, days before the war broke out, per AAA data.

Bash also asked Wright about Trump’s Friday executive order waiving Russian sanctions and tariffs that were required under the Lindsey Graham Act, that the president had signed into law a month earlier.