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Donald Trump: “I also thought oil would go up to 200, 250, maybe 300.”

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Published | Video Starts at 48:45

If it went down 25%, I was satisfied. I said, because we cannot let these people have a nuclear weapon. They'll use it. We can't. I also thought oil would go up to 200, 250, maybe 300. And I knew it would be short term, but I thought it would go. I looked today, it's like at 102. (48:45–48:49)

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Asserts that he anticipated oil prices could rise to $200-$300 per barrel.

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