Gas has hit $4.52 nationally (AAA, Sunday) — up more than 50% since the Iran war started Feb. 28, with the Strait of Hormuz still blocked. Trump told CBS News: "We're going to take off the gas tax for a period of time, and when gas goes down, we'll let it phase back in." The play is real-pain relief theater: 18.4 cents per gallon costs the Highway Trust Fund roughly $500 million a week, requires an act of Congress he doesn't control, and Democratic lawmakers have already introduced competing bills — meaning Republicans either hand Democrats a shared win or block their own president's ask. The beneficiary of the delay isn't the driver; it's the pump.