Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is trying to put a positive spin on rising jet fuel prices. The problem is that his argument does not hold up. Higher costs do not magically lead to lower prices.
Duffy: “So first off, a lot of the carriers are eating the cost increase of jet fuel right now, good side is we have great supply chains for jet fuel into the US, that’s not always the story in the rest of the world, because of Donald Trump’s energy dominance initiatives that he started over a year ago. But listen, we’re having a small spike in jet fuel. But if you look in the out years, we think once this conflict is over, we’re going to see jet fuel go lower than it was before the Iran conflict, so yes, a small disruption, hopefully for a short period of time, but in the long run, it becomes cheaper for Americans to travel because of decreased jet fuel prices.”
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 19, 2026
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