Republican voters take the stage in Texas as President Donald Trump brags that the Iran war will end “immediately” after the upcoming midterm elections—and holds the blowing oil prices at the blame column.
Oil prices have hit a $100‑per‑barrel peak on Wednesday after the U.S. and Iran fired on tankers in the Persian Gulf and Yemen’s Houthi rebels attacked Saudi Arabian oil facilities. The surge in fuel costs has cast a bitter wind through the GOP’s campaign, prompting questions about the economic fallout and voter priorities at the First Midterms Convention.
BBC’s Sarah Smith sought responses from the delegates on the convention floor, asking them: “If you’re paying more for gasoline, will that shape your voting this November?” The clip—edited by Mabel Pickering—traces the roar of the crowd, the buzz of campaign signs, and the stark rise in the price of an oil barrel.
