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Donald Trump: “We made a great deal. Got a lot of it [oil] at $20 a barrel.”

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Donald Trump delivers speech at rally in Texas

Published | Video Starts at 52:56

Had very little impact in terms of, you know, because believe it or not, the energy capacity of our country is so big that even that which is probably the largest storage areas in the world. But we bought. We made a great deal. Got a lot of it [oil] at $20 a barrel. $20 a barrel. Doesn't that sound good? But we got a lot because we actually produced so much. It was starting to get a little bit wild out there. (52:56–53:01)

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Asserts that oil was purchased at $20 a barrel during Trump's administration.

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