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Quote of the Day May 12, 2026 · 9:09 pm ET Source: CBS News Politics

Trump on Iran: Not Thinking About Your Gas Bill

""The only thing that matters when I'm talking about Iran, they can't have a nuclear weapon. I don't think about Americans' financial situation, I don't think about anybody. I think about one thing — we cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon, that's all. The most important thing by far, including whether our stock market, which by the way is at an all-time high, but including whether our stock market goes up or down a little bit, the most important thing by far is Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon.""

— Donald Trump
President of the United States
to reporters Tuesday before departing for Beijing, per CBS News — with the Strait of Hormuz largely closed, gas at a national average of $4.50/gallon, and a CBS News/YouGov poll showing 51% of Americans call higher gas prices a financial hardship
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