19 years ago today, Britney Spears opened the 2007 VMAs with Gimme More, one of the most scrutinized performances in history.
The backlash quickly became bigger than the performance itself, feeding into the relentless media coverage, public ridicule and invasive scrutiny.
NEW: President Trump insisting gas prices will fall below $2 a gallon after the midterms, saying current high prices are the cost of keeping Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
"Right after the election, oil prices are going to be tumbling downward. They're going to be tumbling down, and we'll get them down, I think for gasoline, we'll get them below $2 a gallon."