American consumers are taking quite the hit from Trump's war with Iran.

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I thought it would be worse, much worse actually.

I thought there was a chance to be much worse.

It's not bad.

And it's going to be over with pretty soon.

Our billionaire presidents insisting the economic pain you're feeling because of the war is

only temporary and not a big deal.

But when gas prices are up nearly a dollar in a month, is it temporary?

Is it?

Not a big deal?

Gage for yourself, an oil executive who is in key meetings today, will be here in minutes

on the lead.

And the norm-breaking Pearl Harbor remark that President Trump quipped in the Oval Office

while sitting next to the Prime Minister from Japan.

It made the sheriff want to put down his gun and cut him a slice.

The rapper known as Afro-Man on the lead, he was sued for defamation for a song he made that mocked the cops who raided his home but found nothing.

We're going to talk to Afro-Man coming up.

Welcome to the lead. I'm Jake Tapper. We begin with breaking news in our world. Lead a major

global escalation in the war in Iran. Attacks on energy infrastructure are causing global

oil prices, not to mention tensions to surge even higher. Much of this escalation started last night

when the Israeli military attacked Iran's

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