Vance, Trump's deputy: Gasoline prices go up every time a foreign leader throws a tantrum in the Middle East. And this has been true since the 1970s. Vance, Trump's VP: The price of gasoline goes up every time a foreign leader in the Middle East gets angry. And this has been true since the 1970s. Vance, Trump's deputy: The price of gasoline goes up every time a foreign leader is angry in the Middle East. This has been true since the 1970s.