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David__77

(24,820 posts) Mon Apr 6, 2026, 11:30 AM Monday

'What would I like to do? Take the oil,' Trump says [View all]

“Because it’s there for the taking, there’s not a thing they can do about it,” Trump says of Iran’s vast oil reserves.

“Unfortunately, the American people would like to see us come home. If it were up to me, I’d take the oil, I’d keep the oil, I would make plenty of money,” he said.

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'What would I like to do? Take the oil,' Trump says [View all] David__77 Monday OP

Dick Cheney must be rolling in his grave leftstreet Monday #1

Trump is a total wack job, he proves it by his daily statements...just nutso... wcmagumba Monday #2

It seems like a straightforward statement of US intentions. People of world take note. David__77 Monday #3

What's the problem? johnnyfins Monday #4

We should just drill through the Earth and suck it out from underneath 'em . . . Journeyman Monday #8

Jesus Christ at the narcissistic derangement Hey Joe Monday #5

He can't be cured at this point leftstreet Monday #6

His own words prove that he is killing thousands of people and threatening to kill millions, because of his own greed. Doodley Monday #7