Ben Ferguson: “We need gas prices to go down because the midterm elections.”

“So let's just talk about the timeline here. We're almost to June. I think it's pretty clear the White House understands this needs to get done sooner than later. We need gas prices to go down because the midterm elections. I also think national security is, is more important than the gas price at the pump right now. But you want to make sure you win the midterm election, so you have to think about those things.” (15:41–15:44)

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