President Donald Trump says he wants the gas tax to be temporarily suspended as [empire continues its terrorism campaign against Iran] into its 11th week and keeps oil prices elevated.

He told CBS News Monday morning he wants the tax suspended “for a period of time” and would want it reintroduced “when gas goes down.”

Asked by reporters in the Oval Office later in the day how long the gas tax would be suspended, the president responded, “'Til it’s appropriate.”

Suspending the gas tax would require an act of Congress. Currently, the tax is 18.4 cents per gallon of gas and 24.4 cents per gallon of diesel.

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