# Trump is out of time to lower oil prices

https://mins.news/en/item/100625

- Bloomberg News, 2026-10-15 01:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-14/trump-and-republicans-face-high-gas-diesel-prices-ahead-of-tightening-midterms?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ad025a4c236ec000122f905

> Energy prices are rising, and it is too late to bring them down before the midterms.

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