White House officials are bracing for oil prices to surge past the $150-a-barrel mark as the Iran war stretches into its second month and the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed, according to a new report.
In recent weeks, the average cost of a barrel of crude has hovered around $100, a figure that the Trump administration now sees as the new “baseline,” though a potential spike to $200 hasn’t been ruled out, a source familiar with the matter told Politico.
As a result, officials have entered “all hands on deck” mode, urgently evaluating options to tame soaring oil prices — which pushed gas above $4 a gallon this week and risks inflating costs across the broader economy.
He doesn’t drink? Really? I’m kinda surprised at that.
His older brother, Fred, died of alcoholism related illness. If you believe Fred’s daughter (the anti trump psychologist who wrote a book on her uncle) his alcoholism was a byproduct of the abusive household that they (Fred and Donald) grew up in.
Sobriety (alcohol) in response to that seems to be a rare bit of Donald making a wise choice, though it could easily be him attempting to one up his brother
Hitler never drank, and Trump can’t drink because it would kill his only braincell. But he is also known to never, or rarely, drink alcohol.
If that biopic of him was accurate, Trump can’t even hold his liquor.