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 Trump administration’s energy secretary, acknowledged Sunday that it might not be until 2027 before US gas prices come back under $3 a gallon.
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.”
Compared to other developed nations, yes, but it still hits Americans very hard because cars are by no means a luxury in the vast majority of places and circumstances in America.
It’s not something you can just forego and be a few minutes late on a crowded tram or not be able to stop for coffee on the way; even in places with relatively good public transit intrastructure that aren’t the largest of the largest cities, it could be the difference between being there in 15 minutes and being there in two hours with no way back except a $30 cab ride because you miscalculated and missed the last (but still pretty early) bus by two minutes.