In a speech on Aug. 14 in New York, Donald Trump addressed the growing concern over gas prices across the nation, which had risen due to Iran’s months-long closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

“For you to pay a tiny, little bit more for your gasoline,” Trump said, “just remember, you’re doing it so that a very evil country cannot have — a country, really, it’s the number one state sponsor of terror in the world. We don’t want to have them have a nuclear weapon. So remember that when you have to pay a little bit more, you’re $4. It’s ok.”

Following this unconvincing pitch, Trump assured Americans that he would “never apologize.”

The contempt that pro-war voices have expressed toward the war-weary American public has become more prominent in recent weeks as the war has dragged on. The Trump administration has been sending mixed signals regarding the status of the conflict, and many people are questioning how much longer they will need to suffer the price hikes caused by this war.

Gasoline has been a particular area of concern, with the national average for a gallon hanging around $4. While people in positions of power may not face these realities in their day-to-day lives, households on fixed budgets feel the impact of these war-induced economic shocks. If someone is forced to pay an extra $8 to fill their car with gasoline, that is $8 they can no longer put toward groceries, rent, savings, or any other economically productive activities they may choose to engage in.

This fact should require anyone still advocating for this war to explain what benefits have been gained and how they outweigh these costs. If they were politically........

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