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Donald Trump: “Now we have a little bit of an oil — don’t forget, when I did this, people thought the oil would go to $8 a gallon. But…”

On the recordAugust 26, 2026
Now we have a little bit of an oil — don’t forget, when I did this, people thought the oil would go to $8 a gallon. But we had to do it. We had to stop [Iran] from having a nuclear weapon, and we did. And the prices are coming down very rapidly.
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida

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Commenting on oil prices and Iran.

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