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Byron Donalds BATTLES CNN Over Gas Prices and Iran

Byron Donalds Narrows Down Key Reason Why Mamdani Will Fail As Mayor (Screenshot/Fox News)

Republican Florida Rep. Byron Donalds told a CNN reporter in May that she was “conflating issues” when she mentioned rising gas prices during the Trump administration’s Iran war.

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“Let’s be very clear about gas prices. The reason why oil prices are high on the world market is because the Iranian regime once again, a theocratic dictatorship, is wanting to force the Strait [of Hormuz] closed because they would rather foment terror and have nuclear weapons.” Donalds, who is a 2026 candidate for Florida governor, said. “And they want to put pressure on the West through oil prices.”