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Donald Trump: “You're going to have oil go down to the price it was before, maybe even lower than I got it at the beginning.”

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

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President Trump Gaggles with Press Upon Departure from the White House, Oct. 2, 2026

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But I did ask them and we're going to have a lot of oil very shortly. As soon as Iran ends, which won't be long. Not going to be long. You're going to have oil go down to the price it was before, maybe even lower than I got it at the beginning. We have a very good relationship with Europe and they wanted to do it because they have a lot of diesel. They use diesel and they have a lot of diesel. (03:56–04:03)

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Asserts that oil prices will decrease to previous levels or lower.

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