High oil prices can be beneficial for the United States, said President Donald Trump, quoted by Reuters. He added that preventing the Iranian regime from acquiring nuclear weapons is a more important priority for him, BTA reports.
“The United States is the largest oil producer in the world, so when oil prices go up, we make a lot of money“, Trump wrote in a post on “Truth Social“ (Truth Social).
“BUT for me, as president, it is much more important and interesting to prevent the evil empire of Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons and destroying the Middle East and, in fact, the entire world“, he added.
Today's statements by the US president are curious because Donald Trump commented yesterday on the increased prices of gasoline during his first election campaign trip since the beginning of the military operation against Iran on February 28. During appearances in the states of Kentucky and Ohio, Trump said that oil prices will fall. “They will fall more than anyone can imagine“, the president said during a visit to a factory in Cincinnati, Ohio.
According to data from the automobile union AAA, last month gasoline prices rose by an average of 61 cents per gallon in both Kentucky and the entire country. According to local television, Trump announced that the United States would reduce its strategic oil reserves "a little bit."
On social media, Trump described the price increase yesterday as "a very small price to pay" for eliminating the Iranian nuclear threat. Only "fools" would see things differently, he said. According to a Reuters poll, about one in four Americans support the US-Israeli attack on the Islamic Republic.