Trump on secret Navy operations
by Jolyon: Donald Trump
Donald Trump claimed that oil prices remained low during his presidency because the U.S. Navy was secretly intercepting ships on a nightly basis. "The reason oil stayed low is because we were taking ships out every night that you didn't even know about," he said. Trump stated that two days ago, three days ago, and a month ago, they took out 22 ships, averaging 15 to 25 ships per night. He praised the Navy for their work, adding that nobody knew about these operations.
Transcript (en)
The radar, you know, the reason oil stayed low is because we were taking ships out every night that you didn't even know about. Two days ago, three days ago, a month ago, we took out 22 ships. We averaged from 15 to 25 ships a night. Nobody knew that. Our Navy did a great job. Nobody knew what was happening. That's why oil didn't go to $300 a barrel. It went to $125, $115. Now it's at 72, 73. I heard it's lower than that now. I haven't seen it in the last couple of hours.
