What did Donald Trump claim about foreign policy on 8 Jul 2022?
Donald Trump, Former President of the United States ·
And they had plenty of oil. They're getting it from Iran. They didn't buy it from Iran when I was president. I said, "If you do that, we're not going to deal with you anymore."
China did buy Iranian oil while Trump was president. The government listed China among the largest buyers of Iranian crude in 2017, his first year in office.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration's Iran country analysis brief, last updated Jan. 7, 2019, said the largest buyers of Iranian crude oil and condensates in 2017, Trump's first year in office, were China, India, Turkey and South Korea (EIA, Country Analysis Brief: Iran).
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- Remarks at an America First Institute event at the Treasure Island Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada.
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