Jim Jordan Struggles to Defend $4.53 Gas on CNN as Trump’s $2 Pledge Backfires

4 articles · Updated · The New Republic · May 15

$4.53-a-gallon gas became the focus of a CNN exchange in which Jim Jordan failed to answer Kaitlan Collins’s challenge over Trump’s 2024 promise to cut prices below $2.
Jordan said prices had been falling before the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and called the spike part of “the world we live in,” then stumbled after Collins quoted his own “that’s life” remark back to him.
Pressed again, Jordan shifted to national security, arguing Trump acted to stop Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, while offering only that gas would “hopefully” fall soon.
The clash underscored a broader Republican messaging problem as inflation and fuel costs rise, echoing recent scrutiny of Vice President JD Vance for denying another Trump remark despite video evidence.

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