Trump Celebrates High Gas Prices

March 13, 2026

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Trump Celebrates High Gas Prices

Two weeks into a war with Iran that has already killed 2,000 people—mostly civilians, including over 100 girls killed by a U.S. missile strike on their elementary school—Donald Trump declared "we've won" and called the military operation "Epic Fury" an applause line at a rally. Seven American troops are dead, 140 wounded, eight severely. The first week cost $11.3 billion. And the new, younger, more extreme Ayatollah has vowed revenge while the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, pushing oil back above $100 a barrel. Trump's response: high gas prices are actually good because the United States is the largest oil producer in the world and "makes a lot of money."

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1 (03:30) **Show Open & Iran War Overview** - Favreau and Pfeiffer introduce the episode's main topics: Trump declaring victory in Iran, the new Ayatollah vowing revenge, oil at $100/barrel, and Trump saying high oil prices are good.
2 (05:00) **Iran War: Casualties, Cost, and Confusion** - Details the human and financial toll of the war: 2,000 dead, 7 US troops dead, $11.3 billion spent, and the new Ayatollah vowing revenge.
3 (10:05) **No Strategy, No Endgame** - Axios reports Trump is "enthusiastic about continuing the war for at least three to four weeks," while the Strait of Hormuz closure threatens $140/barrel oil.
4 (15:34) **Trump: High Gas Prices Are Good** - Trump posts that the US is the largest oil producer, so high oil prices mean "we make a lot of money," ignoring the burden on consumers.
5 (19:37) **Homeland Security Threats Escalate** - An FBI bulletin warns of a potential Iranian drone attack on California, and Trump mentions "terrorist sleeper cells."
6 (28:22) **Young Men and MAGA Turn Against the War** - Joe Rogan and other prominent podcasters criticize the war, breaking with Trump.
7 (38:04) **MAGA Splits and the "America First" Label** - Marjorie Taylor Greene tweets that the party has been "hijacked by neocons and boomers," signaling a fracture.

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Show Notes

President Trump suggests that the high price of oil—surging upward because of his war in Iran—is a good thing, because the United States makes "a lot of money." Jon and Dan discuss the President's unique affordability message, his claim that the war has already been won, and what Joe Rogan, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Gen Z men are saying about Iran. Then, they check in on the GOP, including the party's mass deportation messaging "hiccup," the lengths some on the right are going to in order to pass the SAVE Act, and MAGA's full embrace of Islamophobia. Finally, they react to former DOGE staffers trying to explain DEI under oath, and to Marco Rubio allegedly lying about his shoe size to the President of the United States.