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'Just Run This as an Ad': Trump Dismisses Pump Pain to Boast of Oil and Gas Profits

If there was any doubt, President Donald Trump made it very clear Saturday evening that he cares more about wealthy oil and gas executives than ordinary people. During a midterm campaign rally in Perry, Georgia, Trump acknowledged the high price of oil and gas, but said that the US fossil fuel industry was "making hundreds of billions of dollars." His…

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Common Dreams· Oct 25, 1:02 PM'Just Run This as an Ad': Trump Dismisses Pump Pain to Boast of Oil and Gas Profits

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Iran’s oil lifeline is drying up. The biggest pain may fall on ordinary citizensIran's floating oil inventory has fallen to zero as the U.S. naval blockade tightens, but the IRGC may be shielded while civilians bear the pain.

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Houthis claim string of new attacks on Saudi Arabia - Sat, 24 Oct 2026 PSTCAIRO — Yemen's Houthi rebels on Saturday said they had carried out a series of attacks on neighboring Saudi Arabia with which the Iran-aligned militia is locked in a military feud. The attacks were conducted with ballistic missiles and drones, and hit their targets, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said in a statement. The targets included King…

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Higher Energy Costs Weigh on Trump’s Midterm PitchOn Bloomberg This Weekend, Financial Times Associate Editor and Sea Change author Rana Foroohar explains how the Iran war and higher energy costs are shaping voters’ economic concerns ahead of the US midterms. Speaking with hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini, Foroohar also examines America’s competition with China and Russia over shipping,…

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Trump Says He Doesn't 'Give A Damn' About Gas Prices As US Making 'Fortune'President reveals advisers had "warned him against highlighting financial gains associated with rising oil prices."

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'Just run this as an ad': Trump's rally gas price admission seen as gift to DemsPresident Donald Trump told rallygoers he doesn’t “give a damn” if critics accuse him of bragging about big oil money while Americans struggle with high gas prices. His critics were happy to take him at his word. “We’re making money like we’ve never made before,” Trump said in a clip posted by Acyn Torabi on X. “They’ll say: President Trump is bragging…

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