CPAC crowd hits Steve Bannon with deathly silence as he urges cheers for high gas prices

MAGA influencer Steve Bannon failed to goad a crowd at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) to cheer for higher gas prices in support of President Donald Trump's war in Iran.

During a live discussion at CPAC on Friday, Bannon asked right-wing journalist James Rickards what oil prices were signaling to Trump.

"Wall Street doesn't sell stocks. They sell narratives to get you to buy stocks," Rickards said. "The narrative is the war's going to be over in a few weeks. Yeah...