There was a lot of news yesterday — including the bit that federal prosecutors believe Trump directed an employee to commit felonies on his behalf — but I just wanted to revisit Trump thanking Saudi Arabia for low gas prices.
OPEC cut production by 1.2 million barrels a day.
OPEC cut production by 1.2 million barrels a day.
The point is: Trump didn’t get anything out of letting Saudi Arabia murder a Washington Post journalist — he only debased himself and our country.
End of the day, Saudi Arabia and the rest of OPEC did what they wanted, which was to raise oil prices.
Art of the Deal not so much.
End of the day, Saudi Arabia and the rest of OPEC did what they wanted, which was to raise oil prices.
Art of the Deal not so much.
It’s actually even more stunning than you think. The expectation was that OPEC would cut production by 1 million barrels of oil a day.
Not only did Trump fail to influence them to not do that, but they cut production by 1.2 million barrels.
And there’s still a dead journalist.
Not only did Trump fail to influence them to not do that, but they cut production by 1.2 million barrels.
And there’s still a dead journalist.
