副总统JD van ced周二表示，特朗普政府在经济方面有“许多工作要做”，一天前，唐纳德·特朗普总统因表示他没有被“美国的财政状况”所激励，以达成协议结束与伊朗的战争。
这场战争引发了能源成本飙升，最近的通胀报告是三年来最高的，这是由飙升的汽油价格推动的。
“我要告诉美国人的是，我们知道，为了实现美国人民应得的繁荣，我们还有很多工作要做。总统对此高度警觉。我对此非常警觉。我们一直在讨论这个问题，”万斯说。
周二，在启程前往中国时，特朗普说:“我不考虑美国人的财务状况。我不考虑任何人。我想到一件事:我们不能让伊朗拥有核武器。仅此而已。"
总统在回答美国的财政状况是否促使他与伊朗达成协议时，引起了民主党人的批评。
万斯表示，特朗普的评论被误解了。
“嗯，我不认为总统这么说，”他说。"我认为这是对总统讲话的曲解。"
万斯还表示，他同意特朗普的观点，即伊朗不应该拥有核武器。
副总统接着说，总统和政府“关心美国人民在经济上的表现。”
万斯的评论是在周二的通胀报告后发表的，该报告显示通胀处于2023年5月以来的最高水平。尽管万斯说，政府在经济方面还有很多工作要做，但他继续指责拜登政府。
大多数美国人将围绕经济的问题与特朗普联系在一起，CNN最近的一项民意调查发现，70%的美国人不赞成特朗普对经济的处理。
在川普周三发表评论后，众议院议长·迈克·约翰逊也试图清理现场。
“我不知道他是在什么背景下做出这一评论的，但我可以告诉你，总统考虑到了美国人的财政状况。我平均每天与他交谈两次，有时一天三四次，我们经常谈论这个问题，”约翰逊在国会山说。
“他全力以赴试图解决伊朗冲突，因为如果我们得到霍尔木兹海峡，当霍尔木兹海峡重新开放时，这将缓解油价和其他经济问题的压力。”
虽然共和党人努力控制经济和通货膨胀，但约翰逊承认，立法不是影响全国人民负担能力的唯一因素，他说，伊朗战争“对此产生了一些影响。”
随着每加仑汽油的全国平均价格超过4.51美元，约翰逊表示乐观，认为一旦伊朗冲突解决，天然气价格将会下降，通货膨胀将会解决，并强调特朗普“专注于此”。
Vance says 'we have a lot of work to do' after Trump's comments about Americans' finances
Vice President JD VanceadmittedWednesday that the Trump administration has a "lot of work to do" on the economy,a day after President Donald Trump drew fire for saying he wasnot motivatedby "Americans' financial situation"to make a deal to end thewar with Iran.
The war has sparked soaring energy costs and thelatest inflation reportwas the highest in three years, propelled by surging gasoline prices.
"My message to Americans is we know that we have a lot of work to do in order to deliver on the prosperity that the American people deserve. The president is hyperaware of this. I'm hyperaware of this. We talk about it all the time," Vance said.
On Tuesday, while departing for China, Trump said: "I don't think about Americans' financial situation. I don't think about anybody. I think about one thing: We cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon. That's all."
The response from the president, who was responding to whether Americans' financial situation was motivating him to make a deal with Iran, drew criticism from Democrats.
Vance suggested that Trump's comments were mischaracterized.
"Well, I don't think the president said that," he said. "I think that's a misrepresentation of what the president said."
Vance also said he agreed with Trump that Iran should not have a nuclear weapon.
The vice president went on to say that the president and the administration "care about how the American people are doing economically."
Vance's comments come after Tuesday's inflation report, which shows inflation at its highest level since May 2023. Although Vance said the administration has a lot of work to do on the economy, he continued to place blame on the Biden administration.
Most Americans associate issues surrounding the economy with Trump, with a recent CNN poll finding that 70% of Americans disapprove of Trump's handling of the economy.
House Speaker Mike Johnson also attempted to clean up after Trump's comments on Wednesday.
"I don't know the context in which he made that comment, but I can tell you the president thinks about Americans' financial situations. I talk to him on average, twice a day, sometimes three or four times a day, and we talk about it constantly," Johnson said on Capitol Hill.
"He's laser-focused on trying to resolve the conflict in Iran, because if we get the Strait of Hormuz -- when we get the Strait of Hormuz reopened, that will alleviate a lot of pressure with gas prices and other things in the economy."
And while Republicans work to get the economy and inflation under control, Johnson conceded that legislation isn't the only factor affecting affordability across the country, saying that the war in Iran "put a little damper on that."
And as the national average price of a gallon of gasoline stands above $4.51, Johnson expressed optimism that gas prices will come down and that inflation will settle once the conflict in Iran is resolved, stressing that Trump is "laser focused on it."
