White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on 15 April 2026 that gas prices had decreased since Trump took office, a claim directly contradicted by AAA data showing the national average has risen by more than a dollar per gallon since the start of Operation Epic Fury.
Leavitt made the remarks at a press briefing alongside Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who was present to defend his earlier description of rising energy costs as a 'small bit of economic pain.'
