Just dropped · Trial Balloon · Ep. 193
The Magnificent Seven
“President Donald Trump scolded ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. and Chevron Corp. for their soaring profits, as oil prices surged amid the war in Iran he launched in February alongside Israel,” Bloomberg reports.
“Trump on Monday said the biggest U.S. oil companies are ‘making too much money,’ urging them to ‘give some of that back to the public’ and cut retail gasoline prices.”
Washington Post: Why Trump is lashing out at Chevron amid profit windfall.
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