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Bessent blames Ukraine for high gas prices: "Ukraine has decided that they want to blow up Russian energy assets and refined products, so that is creating upward price pressure on a global basis"

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Oh. Ok. So the Trump administration has a new scapegoat to blame for high oil prices. They need to be reminded that Ukraine is defending itself. Blame Putin and Russia if you have to blame someone besides Trump and Hegseth.

Mr. Bessent, The U.S. isn’t or isn’t supposed to be importing Russian oil. So the war may run up the price of wheat coming from Ukraine because of Putin’s illegal war but not the price of gas. The price of gas is because of Trump and Netanyahu’s illegal war against Iran. Negotiations cost less.

Yeah, fuck those arseholes who blow up foreign energy infrastructure and cause a massive drop in the availability of oil and gas on the world market. Oh wait.

Biden, working with Obama and Hillary's Whitewater dev co, in conjunction with China working with Iran and Ukraine, are destroying Russia's oil. We're through the looking glass, people

Bessent’s not an idiot. He’s worse. He’s a lying sack of sh*t. He’s putting the blame on the victim. And then they invited the aggressor to the G20. This is going in entirely the wrong direction.

Damn Ukraine, only thinking of themselves and not caring about gas prices for the rest of the world! Seriously, did this guy have his whole neck fused so that he could look down his nose at everyone and everything?

He conveniently forgot that they're just returning the favor. Ukraine didn't initiate that war. Much like Iran didn't drop the first bombs in the war started by Commander Bonespurs.

This guy needs to remember Russia invaded a sovereign nation. Perhaps he should read Clausewitz’s On War if he wants to opine about Ukraine’s retaliation against Russia’s centers of gravity. Every molecule in my body despises it when this guy tries to talk as a seasoned national security advisor.

except now it’s not just Fox, it’s a lot of places: it’s direct from the mouth of our country’s government. it’s in AI, it’s head science and health advisors and defense advisors. It’s impossible to ignore now even if you don’t watch Fox. It’s widespread so people can’t tell what’s real anymore.

Watching this guy flounder is actually kind of entertaining at this point. Whoever thinks he’s a good messenger is going Democrats job for them.

What about that dirty Venezuelan oil the regime has been stealing and selling? Why doesn't that bring the price down? And where are those billions of dollars from selling that oil? The market manipulation by this regime is astounding. They are incompetent in everything except stealing and grifting🙄

Nah. It's because the Epstein files were not released. Pedophiles billionaires still roam around the world burning indecent amount of oil. That's why there's a crisis. If we're to make up facts, let's have them fit MY views.

Ukraine is AT WAR with Russia, OF COURSE they are going to hit strategic targets on Russia if they can - and are entirely justified doing so - Russia is battering Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure constantly. Given this, the US (Trump) decision to enter a war of choice with Iran is idiotic

The obvious reaction from Iran is to try and close the straight of Hormuz and hit US Allies in the Gulf, impacting oil prices. This is the trigger for higher oil and subsequently higher gas prices - and it’s entirely the Trump regimes fault. The data is crystal clear. Don’t fucking gaslight us.

🇨🇦🇺🇦🤔I guess Scott Bessent plays Americans for being totally stupid when he accuses Ukraine of causing the oil prices to rise. Actually, the gas prices only escalated when Trump attacked Iran 6 months ago— Not when Putin’s war on Ukraine started 4 years ago. Big fricken difference.

The betrayal of Ukraine by the USA, who guaranteed them security when they gave up their nuclear weapons, means no country will ever trust the USA again on security matters.

Is it common for people in executive positions to blame other countries for their own shortcomings? Economy must be tanking quite hard, if a Treasury Secretary has to defend himself using a war, US voters were assured, is stupid, and very remote.

Yep that one. Can’t be 2 countries wanting to get rid of a group of people in the Middle East at all that’s causing the strait to be closed which flows 1/3of the worlds oil supply. Yep definitely Ukraine.