“You know, you hear the term gaslighting a lot,” the comedian said, “but rarely when it comes to actual gas.”

Jimmy Kimmel says ‘ex-con’ Donald Trump is ‘gaslighting’ Americans about gas prices: ‘The stupidest president’

"You know, you hear the term gaslighting a lot," the comedian said, "but rarely when it comes to actual gas."

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March 13, 2026 1:23 p.m. ET

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Jimmy Kimmel is calling out Donald Trump for gaslighting Americans about, well, gas.

The late-night comedian skewered the president over the rapidly rising cost of fuel amid the United States' war with Iran.

"Gas prices have gone up every day for the past 11 days,” Kimmel said on Thursday's episode of *Jimmy Kimmel Live*. "But our president, 'Ex-con Mobile,' says there is nothing to worry about."

Jimmy Kimmel on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live'.

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He proceeded to share one of Trump's most recent Truth Social posts, which read in part: "The United States is the largest Oil Producer in the World, by far, so when oil prices go up, we make a lot of money. BUT, of far greater interest and importance to me, as President, is stoping [sic] an evil Empire, Iran, from having Nuclear Weapons, and destroying the Middle East and, indeed, the World. I won't ever let that happen!”

Kimmel, of course, had a lot to say about the politician and former reality star's claims.

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"That's right, he's 'stoping' the evil empire," Kimmel said. "He really is the stupidest president of all time. He says when oil prices go up, we make a lot of money. Maybe you and your buddies do, but we don't make a lot of money! We just pay more for gas when oil prices go up!"

The host continued, "He must think we're as dumb as he is. The man who campaigned on the promise he would get gas prices under $2 a gallon is now trying to convince us that higher prices are better. You know, you hear the term gaslighting a lot, but rarely when it comes to actual gas."

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Kimmel noted that rising prices at the pump "couldn't have come at a worse time" for Americans.

"According to a new survey, a third of Americans say they are skipping meals or cutting back on utilities like heat to pay the rising cost of their health-care premiums," Kimmel said. "Which makes me wonder what happened to that health-care plan Trump announced two months ago. Remember that great health-care plan he announced? That disappeared right along with our invasion of Greenland. They just went away."

Watch Kimmel address rising gas prices in the clip above.

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