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What the president blamed, and what a gallon costs THE RECEIPTS What the president blamed, and what a gallon costs November 9, 2026 What he said on Sunday ...

What the president blamed, and what a gallon costs THE RECEIPTS What the president blamed, and what a gallon costs November 9, 2026 What he said on Sunday night What he said on Sunday night — Recorded at the White House on Friday, November 6; aired on 60 Minutes on Sunday, November 8 — His first sit-down interview since the November 3 midterms — Asked for his analysis of the result, he named the war, the price of gasoline, and a dislike for Israel A gallon of regular, on the record A gallon of regular, on the record $4.153 the national average for a gallon of regular, week of November 2, 2026 $2.779 the lowest week of this term, January 12, 2026 +$1.374 the rise from that low to last week +$1.134 the rise against the same week a year earlier His answer, in his own words “They didn't like the war. They didn't like the fact that gasoline went up, 'cause I had it down at a low, and there's a great dislike, incredibly, for Israel.” — President Donald Trump, 60 Minutes, aired November 8, 2026 What a gallon cost, week by week this year What a gallon cost, week by week this year — The national average for regular, published every week by the federal energy agency — The year’s high was $4.500 on May 11; the low was $2.779 on January 12 Where that price starts Where that price starts — Crude oil is the largest single cost in a gallon of gasoline — Crude has one world price, quoted as Brent and set on a world market — The week before the war began, a barrel was $71.36 How a war reaches a pump How a war reaches a pump How a war reaches a pump How a war reaches a pump How a war reaches a pump What a gallon costs, by region What a gallon costs, by region — All figures are for the same week, November 2, 2026 — The spread between the two ends: $1.660 a gallon The second claim, against the index The second claim, against the index — The S&P 500 is the index of 500 large American companies — The gap between the two: 5.7 percent — Thursday, November 5 was the index’s biggest one-day fall since April 2025 What he said about the economy “It's not really the Iran war because the numbers are phenomenal. I think it was bad messaging, maybe by me.” — President Donald Trump, 60 Minutes, aired November 8, 2026 What the same two series say in his favour What the same two series say in his favour +8.0% the S&P 500 on November 6 against its close of 6,832.43 on November 10, 2025 -$0.325 what a gallon has come down since the September peak of $4.478 $121.17 a barrel of Brent in the week of October 30, still near the highest of the year What else he said What else he said — On his deportation policy: "I think it might be too tough, yeah" — On the result: "I was not on the ballot" — On his team: he expects to make "maybe a few changes" — On forgiving his enemies: "I probably cannot do that" What happens next What happens next — Democrats won control of the House and the Senate on November 3 — Two Senate races, in Alaska and Mississippi, were still uncalled as of November 8 — The new Congress is seated in January 2027 — The next weekly average for a gallon is published on November 10 On the gasoline, the record agrees with him. On the stock market, it does not. On the gasoline, the record agrees with him. On the stock market, it does not. A gallon of regular: $4.153 in the week of November 2, 2026. The S&P 500 on November 6: 5.7 percent below its October record. Stay up to date with Dataspheres AI Stay up to date with Dataspheres AI Sign up and get the Dataspheres AI Weekly: the week's key stories and what to watch next. dataspheres.ai/signup Scan to sign up