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Donald Trump: “We have more oil because of drill baby drill. We have more…”

Featuring: Donald Trump, Republican | President of the United States | National

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President Trump Gaggles with Press Upon Arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Apr. 12, 2026

Published | Video Starts at 01:27

So they're not going to go through the hormone strait and ultimately that will be corrected. But in the meantime they're using us. We have more oil because of drill baby drill. We have more oil than Russia and Saudi Arabia put together. So if you look at Russia and Saudi Arabia, two big ones, we have much more oil than they have put together. And what's happening is boats are coming over here, filling up. (01:27–01:36)

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Asserts that the U.S. has more oil than Russia and Saudi Arabia combined due to increased drilling.

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