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Chris Wright: “It just went to China.”

Featuring: Chris Wright, Republican | Secretary of Energy | National

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Secretary Wright Joins Fox News Sunday with Shannon Bream - June 21, 2026

Published | Video Starts at 03:40

So that's a pretty modest benefit. Shannon. All of their crude during the Biden administration, they exported one and a half to 2 million barrels a day, every day. It just went to China. And China paid them through different mechanisms. So, yes, the fact that they can sell it to other countries and get paid more easily, that's a benefit. (03:40–03:43)

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Asserts that Iran's crude oil exports during the Biden administration were primarily to China.

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