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  • OPEC prices have a large influence on the general oil price, so "squeezing your supplier" means the prices you sell at will also suffer - the US aren't solely on the demand side, and the main supplier to the US appears to be Canada, not OPEC countries (albeit the margin is small). Commented Sep 23, 2018 at 9:14
  • @jahn, indeed my comments at the end re self sufficiency is in relation to US domestic production, although I did not make your excellent point explicitly. Commented Sep 23, 2018 at 10:56
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    Reason C - His ego can not handle people pointing out gas prices were lower under Obama (regardless of whether presidents have any meaningful impact over that, or whether the higher prices generally are an indication of a robust economy). Commented Sep 24, 2018 at 15:53
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    @PoloHoleSet As opposed to Obama stating that he would prefer the price to be $4.00. Trump wants lower prices at the pump, that bastard. Commented Sep 24, 2018 at 19:23
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    @PoloHoleSet I would also guess he's trying to get anything positive to happen with the stock market going the way it is and Covid-19 looming over his head Commented Mar 9, 2020 at 15:11