Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) criticized President Donald Trump over record-high fuel prices amid the ongoing war in Iran and uncertainty surrounding oil movement through the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route. In a September 7, 2026, post on X, Newsom mocked Energy Secretary Chris Wright's comments in a Sunday ABC interview that fuel prices would fall and gasoline demand would cool after the summer driving season. Newsom wrote that gas rationing had arrived in Trump's America and addressed Trump as "Chairman Donald." The Governor Newsom Press Office later responded to a post by Ivanka Trump showing her riding a horse on a beach by sharing a headline about record-high gasoline prices over Labor Day weekend and writing "OK." Former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene also criticized Trump as tensions between the United States and Iran pushed fuel costs higher, saying diesel in California was nearing $8 a gallon. Risk analyst Brett Erickson said Trump's influence over the oil market was weakening and that Iran clearly intended to hurt him in the November midterm elections. He added that Trump no longer had real power to verbally influence markets. The report also referenced related coverage of stock futures falling as oil topped $99, Trump's prediction of lower prices, ASML, NVS and CASY, and Canada's retaliatory tariffs on more than $20 billion of U.S. goods, including steel and milk.