Ex-energy chief calls gas price surge ‘short-term pain’ for ‘long-term gain’

President Trump’s former Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette on Friday defended the White House’s ongoing military operation in Iran, even as global crude oil rates spike. Brouillette, in an appearance on NewsNation’s “The Hill,” emphasized that rising energy costs are a “short-term pain” in exchange for a “long-term gain.” “I think what the president sees here…