ICYMI: Trump’s Top Economic Advisor Admits That Big Oil and Gas CEOs Are Thriving as Americans Struggle

Oil and Gas executives sold $1.4 billion worth of stocks as Trump’s war in Iran kickstarted a global energy crisis 

Washington, DC – Donald Trump’s top economic advisor, Kevin Hassett — who is shockingly still allowed to speak to press after saying that rising gas prices are the “last of [their] concerns” — said the quiet part out loud today, telling CNBC that even though it’s “frustrating” at the pump thanks to Trump’s war in Iran, Americans don’t need to worry because “the benefit” for the oil industry “is significant.” Sounds like a winning midterm message for Republicans: The American people may be struggling to make ends meet, but hey, at least Trump’s billionaire oil and gas buddies are doing okay! 

This isn’t the first time that Trump and his henchmen have celebrated rising oil prices as a boon to billionaires. Trump, who bragged about lower gas prices in his State of the Union address, did a complete 180 and argued that higher oil prices are actually a good thing because “we make a lot of money”. In Trump’s reality, “we” means oil and gas CEOs, not the American people who are spending billions more on everything from groceries to plane tickets thanks to his war. 

REMINDER: Trump gathered oil and gas executives at Mar-a-Lago to ask for $1 billion for his campaign and promised to enact their wishlist on day one.