What did Donald Trump claim about climate and energy on 9 Apr 2022?
Donald Trump, Former President of the United States ·
Now Iran is becoming rich again because China is buying and they're all buying, and we've driven the price of oil up so high, the highest in the history of oil, and it's a disgrace.
Not the highest in history. Oil was $98.35 a barrel the day before the rally, well below the record of $145.31 in July 2008.
EIA's daily West Texas Intermediate spot price was $98.35 a barrel on April 8, 2022, the day before the rally, and its 2022 high was $123.64 on March 8; the record in the series is $145.31 on July 3, 2008 (EIA).
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- Save America rally in Selma, North Carolina.
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