JD Vance, in Michigan visit, says Trump administration working to lower gas prices within 24 to 48 hours
Vice President JD Vance, in a Michigan visit Wednesday, said the Trump administration is "doing everything we can" to make sure that gas prices return to the price range that was commonly seen earlier this year.
Vance made the comment during a speech at Engineering Design Services Inc. in Auburn Hills, Michigan.
The vice president referenced actions on the strategic reserves and said additional steps will be taken within the next 24 to 48 hours to get prices "down back to reality."
During the nearly 40-minute speech Wednesday, Vance spoke about the SAVE America Act, Michigan manufacturing jobs and the March 12 attack on Temple Israel.
The vice president said Detroit Diesel adding a third shift and calling back union workers is an example of how President Trump's policies help workers in Michigan and in the vice president's native state of Ohio. "We're protecting American workers," Vance said about the Trump administration.
"There is so much more we can do together," he said, but added that it will only happen "by doubling down on the policies of Donald J. Trump and the people who love this country."
Vance then mentioned the March 12 attack at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan. Authorities say 41-year-old Ayman Mohamad Ghazali rammed his truck into an entrance at Temple Israel and exchanged gunfire with security officers before he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The incident remains under investigation.
"All of us ought to keep those folks in our prayers," he said about the Temple Israel members and families.
Questions he took from Michigan journalists on site also included the U.S.-Canadian relationship and the SAVE America Act.
Concerning the Canadian border, Vance did not elaborate about a previous threat over the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge between Detroit and Windsor. But Vance did say that Trump will insist that Canada treats U.S. workers fairly.
"Canada has taken advantage of the United States for far too long," the vice president said.
Another discussion point involved recent headlines on the SAVE America Act, an elections bill that President Trump has been pressing Republicans in Congress to pass. The legislation would require proof of citizenship to register to vote, along with a photo ID to cast a ballot. Vance told those in the audience that if someone who is not an American citizen votes in an election, "your vote counts for less."
Vance's stop in Oakland County Wednesday was his first in Michigan since September 2025, when he delivered remarks at Hatch Stamping in Howell. During that visit, Vance spoke about the Trump administration's efforts to send the National Guard to large U.S. cities. Vance then offered to deploy the National Guard to Detroit, saying that Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer just has to "ask."
Meanwhile, President Trump visited Metro Detroit in January 2026, delivering remarks at the Detroit Economic Club and visiting Ford's Rouge Center in Dearborn.
