Gavin Newsom Fires Back at Trump, Energy Secretary Over ‘Iran War Blend’ as Gas Prices Remain Elevated: ‘Scapegoating California’
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) renewed his criticism of President Donald Trump and Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Wednesday as elevated energy costs continue impacting ordinary Americans amid the Iran war. Newsom Hits Back Over ‘Iran War Blend’ Taking to the social media platform X on Wednesday, Newsom’s official Press Office quoted a post by Wright, pointing to the “Iran war blend” of gasoline in the U.S. with an AI-generated image of Trump changing prices at a Chevron Corp (NYSE: CVX ) gas station. “Trump’s Chief Oil Shill Chris Wright sure spends a lot of time scapegoating California for Trump’s Iran war gas price spike,” the Press Office said in its post. Trump’s Chief Oil Shill Chris Wright sure spends a lot of time scapegoating California for Trump's Iran war gas price spike. pic.twitter.com/X5a2FVYhOv — Governor Newsom Press Office (@GovPressOffice) September 16, 2026 Wright had criticized Newsom following the latter’s criticism of Trump, blaming Sacramento for heightened fuel costs in California and saying that the state’s imports of Iraq-sourced oil were a cause for national security concerns. In a separate post, the Press Office handle quoted a post by user Rachel Coyle, whic
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) renewed his criticism of President Donald Trump and Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Wednesday as elevated energy costs continue impacting ordinary Americans amid the Iran war. S. with an AI-generated image of Trump changing prices at a Chevron Corp (NYSE: CVX ) gas station.
“Trump’s Chief Oil Shill Chris Wright sure spends a lot of time scapegoating California for Trump’s Iran war gas price spike,” the Press Office said in its post. Trump’s Chief Oil Shill Chris Wright sure spends a lot of time scapegoating California for Trump's Iran war gas price spike. com/X5a2FVYhOv — Governor Newsom Press Office (@GovPressOffice) September 16, 2026 Wright had criticized Newsom following the latter’s criticism of Trump, blaming Sacramento for heightened fuel costs in California and saying that the state’s imports of Iraq-sourced oil were a cause for national security concerns.
In a separate post, the Press Office handle quoted a post by user Rachel Coyle, which pointed to high fuel costs in Ohio. ” the post said. Can’t wait for Trump’s Energy Secretary to blame Governor Newsom for this! — Governor Newsom Press Office (@GovPressOffice) September 16, 2026 The Press Office then shared a screen capture of a Wall Street Journal article published on Tuesday that shared how ordinary Americans had paid $100 billion in excess fuel costs since the war with Iran kicked off in February 2026.
“MAGA out here blaming the Governor for Trump’s Iran War — Newsom Derangement Syndrome on full display,” the post said. 15 at the time of writing this article. 06 at press time. 3103 per gallon.
2668 per gallon. The prices were sourced from data collected by the American Automobile Association (AAA). 37 during overnight trading on Wednesday. 36 during overnight trading.
S. economy, adding that the Iran-war-induced energy costs were already acting like a Fed rate hike. Read Also: Record Diesel Prices Have John Thune Considering Export Ban — But Analyst Warns Move Would Be ‘Chilling,’ Calls for ‘Extreme Caution’ Check out more of Future Of Mobility coverage by following this link. Photo courtesy: Shutterstock