Trump Begs ‘Everyone’ to Keep Oil Prices Down After Iran Threat
Fears are growing that the price of oil will spike amid the escalating conflict in the Middle East.
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President Donald Trump on Monday begged oil suppliers to keep prices down amid growing concern that Iran could shut down a major oil shipping channel in response to the U.S. strikes.
“EVERYONE, KEEP OIL PRICES DOWN. I’M WATCHING! YOU’RE PLAYING RIGHT INTO THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY. DON’T DO IT!” the president wrote in a Truth Social post on Monday.
He appeared to be watching television at the White House when he made the urgent plea, as he had also written another post praising a Fox News interview just minutes before.
In another post right after, the president also wrote “To The Department of Energy: DRILL, BABY, DRILL!!! And I mean NOW!!!”
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