Follow The Oil

March 9: "We're now totally independent of the Middle East. We don't need their oil."

April 1: "It doesn't really affect us. We have so much oil. We have tremendous oil and gas, much more than we need."

June 17: If I didn't agree to the MOU, we "would run out of reserves at… pic.twitter.com/CXILKuTRad

— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) June 17, 2026

March 9: "We're now totally independent of the Middle East. We don't need their oil."

April 1: "It doesn't really affect us. We have so much oil. We have tremendous oil and gas, much more than we need."

June 17: If I didn't agree to the MOU, we "would run out of reserves at about 4 weeks...we would really run out, and there'll be a time when you wouldn't be able to get it."

Which is why he said this:

Reporter: Do you see the 60 days as a hard deadline?

Trump: No, I don't. Could take longer. I don't view it as hard. Just as long as they are behaving, I really don't care that much pic.twitter.com/aKk71tVdXi

— Acyn (@Acyn) June 17, 2026

As long as the Strait is open, he’s done.

“I have totally defeated you and also transferred $300 billion dollars into your bank account” pic.twitter.com/DnMNQySMjx

— Mark Hammond (@MarkHam80780803) June 16, 2026