Big Bass

Very well put, Debeda.

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moldyoldy

You live in a maga mega fantasy world. There is not one word of truth in your post.

Big Bass

Nope, mildewy. All truth.

Justice101

That is a very disingenuous statement/observation. Didn't the COVID-19 pandemic, and the shutting down of almost everything in our economy that wasn't declared "essential" have anything to do with Trump's deal with OPEC?

In an April 2 phone call, Trump told Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that unless the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) started cutting oil production, he would be powerless to stop lawmakers from passing legislation to withdraw U.S. troops from the kingdom, four sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

The threat to upend a 75-year strategic alliance, which has not been previously reported, was central to the U.S. pressure campaign that led to a landmark global deal to slash oil supply as demand collapsed in the coronavirus pandemic - scoring a diplomatic victory for the White House.

Trump delivered the message to the crown prince 10 days before the announcement of production cuts. The kingdom’s de facto leader was so taken aback by the threat that he ordered his aides out of the room so he could continue the discussion in private, according to a U.S. source who was briefed on the discussion by senior administration officials.

The effort illustrated Trump’s strong desire to protect the U.S. oil industry from a historic price meltdown as governments shut down economies worldwide to fight the virus. It also reflected a telling reversal of Trump’s longstanding criticism of the oil cartel, which he has blasted for raising energy costs for Americans with supply cuts that usually lead to higher gasoline prices. Now, Trump was asking OPEC to slash output.

A senior U.S. official told Reuters that the administration notified Saudi leaders that, without production cuts, “there would be no way to stop the U.S. Congress from imposing restrictions that could lead to a withdrawal of U.S. forces.” The official summed up the argument, made through various diplomatic channels, as telling Saudi leaders: “We are defending your industry while you’re destroying ours.”

Reuters asked Trump about the talks in an interview Wednesday evening at the White House, at which the president addressed a range of topics involving the pandemic. Asked if he told the crown prince that the U.S. might pull forces out of Saudi Arabia, Trump said, “I didn’t have to tell him.”

I thought he and President Putin, Vladimir Putin, were very reasonable,” Trump said. “They knew they had a problem, and then this happened.”

Asked what he told the Crown Prince Mohammed, Trump said: “They were having a hard time making a deal. And I met telephonically with him, and we were able to reach a deal” for production cuts, Trump said.

Saudi Arabia’s government media office did not respond to a request for comment. A Saudi official who asked not to be named stressed that the agreement represented the will of all countries in the so-called OPEC+ group of oil-producing nations, which includes OPEC plus a coalition led by Russia.

“Saudi Arabia, the United States and Russia have played an important role in the OPEC+ oil cut agreement, but without the cooperation of the 23 countries who took part in the agreement, it would not have happened,” said the Saudi official, who declined to comment on the discussions between U.S. and Saudi leaders.

The week before Trump’s phone call with Crown Prince Mohammed, U.S. Republican Senators Kevin Cramer and Dan Sullivan had introduced legislation to remove all U.S. troops, Patriot missiles and anti-missile defense systems from the kingdom unless Saudi Arabia cut oil output. Support for the measure was gaining momentum amid Congressional anger over the ill-timed Saudi-Russia oil price war. The kingdom had opened up the taps in April, unleashing a flood of crude into the global supply after Russia refused to deepen production cuts in line with an earlier OPEC supply pact.

On April 12, under pressure from Trump, the world’s biggest oil-producing nations outside the United States agreed to the largest production cut ever negotiated. OPEC, Russia and other allied producers slashed production by 9.7 million barrels per day (bpd), or about 10% of global output. Half that volume came from cuts of 2.5 million bpd each by Saudi Arabia and Russia, whose budgets depend on high oil-and-gas revenues.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-trump-saudi-specialreport-idUSKBN22C1V4

The oil prices in the US didn't go up as you stated, they tanked.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/09/business/oil-price-crash-explainer/index.html

kemmer

Hahahaha.... Wow! You're a real barn-burner when you get your self-righteous hissy fit going! Save it for Trump rallies and redneck barroom brawls which I'm sure you're no stranger to.

Big Bass

Justice is coming against the left. (pun intended.) All true, except for moldyoldy.

Big Bass

… and this idiot.

debeda

🌞🌞🌞

kemmer

Oh I wouldn’t call NotBrainequipt an idiot; admin wouldn’t like that. 😂
But be my guest.

Big Bass

Nor would I, idiot.

kemmer

Birds of a feather, you two. 😂

Big Bass

Tee… hee… hee… We used those types of lines in kindergarten. Just leave those little boys and girls alone, kummer!

whole2th

Wake up and smell the burning of our Constitution and implementation of world government.
https://jamesroguski.substack.com/p/wake-up-and-smell-the-burning-of?s=r

NotBrainwashed

And you're a real ass-burner when you hang out in your Gay GET TOGETHERS (and I do mean GET TOGETHERS) kemmeroid which we all KNOW you are no stranger to by your "LOOK AT ME" proclamations.