President Donald Trump says he “does not give a damn” about high gas prices, arguing instead that the United States oil and gas industry is making major profits. The remarks are reported from a Georgia rally, where he links the current level of fuel prices to events abroad and says the U.S. is generating “hundreds of billions of dollars” and “trillions” connected to oil and related activity.
Several outlets report that Trump describes advice from his own team to avoid emphasizing financial gains while Americans are paying more at the pump. He says he still raised the point, even anticipating criticism that headlines would frame the comments as prioritizing profits over public costs. Democratic figures and commentators criticized the language; one prominent Democrat, strategist David Axelrod, argues the remark is not a persuasive message.
Across coverage, the main focus remains Trump’s stated priorities and the political fallout from the phrasing. The outlets differ primarily in how much they emphasize the adviser warning versus the reaction from Democratic voices, but all revolve around the same core claim: Trump connects higher fuel prices to expected profit gains from the oil sector.
