The White House is reportedly scrambling behind closed doors as gas prices surge toward politically dangerous territory — and insiders now fear the crisis could devastate Republicans ahead of the midterm elections.
According to a new report from Reuters, senior Trump administration officials are increasingly alarmed that gasoline prices could soon explode well beyond $5 per gallon nationwide as the ongoing Iran war continues hammering global energy markets.
And behind the scenes, panic is reportedly growing fast.
Just months ago, Republicans repeatedly attacked former President Joe Biden over inflation and energy costs, calling high gas prices Democrats’ “Achilles’ heel.”
Now insiders say the political nightmare has boomeranged directly back onto President Donald Trump.
“The toughest thing,” one White House political adviser reportedly admitted to Reuters, “is that we made gas prices the Achilles’ heel for Biden and now it’s our own.”
The situation has become so urgent that Trump is now backing a suspension of the federal gas tax — a move that would shave roughly 18 cents off current fuel prices that already average above $4.50 per gallon nationally.
But administration insiders reportedly fear that may not be nearly enough.
AAA data cited in the report shows that seven states have already crossed the $5-per-gallon threshold, while inflation and consumer anxiety continue climbing.
One administration insider bluntly warned that the White House needs “a visible consumer relief move now.”
The growing crisis is unfolding as Trump’s war with Iran drags deeper into its third month, creating chaos in global oil markets and intensifying fears surrounding the Strait of Hormuz — one of the world’s most critical oil shipping routes.
Republicans on Capitol Hill are now reportedly growing nervous that rising fuel costs could trigger a voter backlash severe enough to cost the GOP control of the House — and possibly even the Senate — in November.
Historically, analysts note, the $4-per-gallon mark has often triggered widespread economic anger among American voters.
Now many fear the situation may be spiraling beyond that danger zone.
While the White House insists Trump anticipated energy disruptions tied to the conflict, critics argue voters care less about explanations and more about what they are paying at the pump.
And as fuel prices continue climbing week after week, the political pressure inside the White House appears to be intensifying rapidly.