Trump Says He May Support Pausing Federal Diesel Tax

The signal matters less for what it would do to pump prices than for what it says about the White House's willingness to touch federal fuel-tax revenue, which is the dedicated funding stream behind highway and transit accounts. Any suspension opens a familiar fight over whether the lost receipts are backfilled or simply widen the infrastructure funding gap. With no text, timeline or cost attached, whether this stays a rhetorical gesture or becomes a live legislative item is the open question.