When Donald Trump called into Fox News on Sunday morning, he may not have expected the moment that followed to go viral. Sitting across from one of his most reliably sympathetic interviewers, the president was asked a straightforward question about petrol prices — and the answer he gave drew a reaction that no broadcaster could quite hide. Maria Bartiromo, host of 'Sunday Morning Futures', widened her eyes, blinked, and said nothing as the president of the United States told her that fuel costs might be 'maybe a little bit higher' by the time Americans head to the polls in November.
The exchange, broadcast live on Fox News on 12 April, came during a phone-in exclusive focused on Trump's decision to impose a sweeping naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz following the collapse of nuclear talks with Iran in Pakistan. But it was this brief, unguarded moment on petrol prices that captured the wider public's attention — and has since been circulating widely on social media.
