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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsEnergy Markets Start Tuning Trump Out
Energy Markets Start Tuning Trump Out
April 2, 2026 at 5:15 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 40 Comments
https://politicalwire.com/2026/04/02/energy-markets-start-tuning-trump-out/
President Donald Trump has repeatedly sought to tamp down the surging price of oil by telling investors what theyre eager to hear: The war in Iran is almost over, CNN reports.
But after hearing that message for weeks, with fighting ongoing and no plan for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, theyre increasingly tuning him out.
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Energy Markets Start Tuning Trump Out (Original Post)
applegrove
2 hrs ago
OP
"We're sending tens of thousands of soldiers because we have no plans to escalate!"
struggle4progress
2 hrs ago
#2
OAITW r.2.0
(32,164 posts)1. Wind/solar is the solution to oil wars.
thought crime
(1,576 posts)3. That's the big lesson to be learned.
We absolutely know which direction to go for energy. The vision is there along with the much ballyhooed and now totally possible Hydrogen Economy. All countries need to push this as far as they possibly can.
applegrove
(132,238 posts)4. You can now get solar "mats", put them on your deck/patio,
and hook them up to your electricity outlet. There is no better place to put solar panels than a school roof. There are so many possibilities.
struggle4progress
(126,177 posts)2. "We're sending tens of thousands of soldiers because we have no plans to escalate!"
ThoughtCriminal
(14,728 posts)5. When insider trading is this rampant
the market should get clue.