Gillibrand Calls for Trump to End Iran War, Give Consumers Relief
5/14/2026 6:21:56 PM
By Greg Larson, News Director
With the cost of gasoline in New York up nearly 50% from a year ago, the state's junior U.S. senator is reiterating her call for President Donald Trump to end the war with Iran, which has led to the rising prices at the pump. Kirsten Gillibrand, who held a video conference call with reporters on Wednesday, says that's not the only area where prices have risen since the war began. She cited a new consumer price report showing that inflation is at its highest in three years...
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One of the justifications of the war provided by the Trump Administration is "to eliminate Iran's ability to threaten Americans." However, Gillibrand says the President "never showed that we were actually at risk."