Possible blindspot · U.S. Politics · Elections · 6 outlets (L 4 · C 2 · R 0)
Trump says he doesn't 'give a damn' about high gas prices as US makes 'a fortune' on oil
President Donald Trump told supporters at a rally that he does not "give a damn" about high gas prices because the United States is "making a fortune" on oil.[5, 6] Trump said his advisers had warned him against highlighting the financial gains associated with rising oil prices, according to Newsweek.[5] The Daily Beast reported the remarks came during a campaign stop in Georgia on Saturday and that Trump was criticized after saying he was profiting off high oil prices against his advisers' advice.[4]
Democratic strategist David Axelrod said the remark is no winning message for Trump, The Hill reported.[6] Raw Story reported that Trump's critics treated the comment as a gift to Democrats, with one saying to "just run this as an ad."[3] PoliticusUSA reported that Trump celebrated oil companies that bankrolled his campaign and said he doesn't give a damn that Americans are suffering from high gas prices.[2]
Covered by Daily Kos, The Hill, Newsweek and 3 more
Read first Axelrod: Trump’s ‘I don’t give a damn’ remark on gas prices is no winning message
Where accounts differ (1)
- FramingNewsweek framed the remark as Trump saying he doesn't "give a damn" about gas prices as the US makes a fortune; PoliticusUSA framed it as Trump saying he doesn't give a damn that Americans are suffering due to high gas prices.[2, 5]
- Newsweek · Center · Oct 25, 9:10 a.m. ET Trump Says He Doesn't 'Give A Damn' About Gas Prices As US Making 'Fortune'
President reveals advisers had "warned him against highlighting financial gains associated with rising oil prices."
- PoliticusUSA · Leans left · Oct 25, 1:09 p.m. ET Trump Says He Doesn’t Give A Damn That Americans Are Suffering Due To High Gas Prices
Trump celebrated the oil companies who bankrolled his campaign making a fortune, and said that he doesn’t give a damn that the American people are suffering due to high gas prices.
- Newsweek · Center · Oct 25, 9:10 a.m. ET Trump Says He Doesn't 'Give A Damn' About Gas Prices As US Making 'Fortune'
How balanced is this coverage?
Of the 6 rated outlets that covered it, 4 are left of center, 2 are center and 0 are right of center.
Why it's here Covered by 6 outlets: 4 left, 2 center, 0 right. A possible blindspot: 0 of 38 right-leaning outlets covered it, and Tare found no matching headline from the others in the last 24 hours.
- Left: none.
- Leans left: Daily Kos (−1.22), PoliticusUSA (−1.16), Raw Story (−0.94), The Daily Beast (−0.64).
- Center: Newsweek (−0.30), The Hill (+0.10).
- Leans right: none.
- Right: none.
Each dot is an outlet that covered it, placed by its audience-lean score (Eady et al. 2025), which measures who shares its links, not how accurate it is. The ticks under the line are all 113 rated outlets Tare reads.
Read across the spectrum
- Left-leaning 'Just run this as an ad': Trump's rally gas price admission seen as gift to Dems
- Center Axelrod: Trump’s ‘I don’t give a damn’ remark on gas prices is no winning message
- Right-leaning No right-leaning outlet in Tare's list covered it.