Trump Argues A 'Short Term' Surge in Oil Prices Is Worth Toppling Iran: 'ONLY FOOLS WOULD THINK DIFFERENTLY'

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: MEDIAite

Mar 8th, 2026, 7:23 pm


President Donald Trump on Sunday said a short-term spike in oil prices is worth dealing with if it means knocking out Iran’s ability to develop a nuclear weapon — and only “FOOLS” would believe otherwise.

The president said gas prices will drop “rapidly” once Operation Epic Fury wraps up. Here is what Trump posted on Truth Social:

Short term oil prices, which will drop rapidly when the destruction of the Iran nuclear threat is over, is a very small price to pay for U.S.A., and World, Safety and Peace. ONLY FOOLS WOULD THINK DIFFERENTLY! President DJT

Trump’s post comes after the price for a barrel of Brent crude oil surged past $100 on Sunday. That continued a trend that started last week, following the joint U.S.-Israeli strikes that killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and dozens of other leaders from the country’s theocratic regime.

Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/politics/trump-argues-a-short-term-surge-in-oil-prices-is-worth-toppling-iran-only-fools-would-think-differently/

[Whip-poor-will]

1. Rape master

Only fools would join a rape club and think no one would ever find out .

[cstanleytech]

2. Only fools or crooks believe him.

[Emile]

7. A week from now he'll tell them the democrats started this war,

and they'll believe him.

[Buddyzbuddy]

3. Hmm, ridiculously high oil prices, what a great way to slip in more deregulation of the oil industry.

Just to ease the pain at the pumps of course.

[Biophilic]

4. Yup, if you blow up the refineries and the oil fields, yup, prices will definitely come down.

[OldBaldy1701E]

5. Says the rich guy who has never had to worry about paying for a damned thing in his entire life.

I say all trucking should come to a halt. All trains and all planes as well.

If he thinks we can just grin and bear it, let them do the same!

(We won't. You know why.)

[Botany]

6. And that rise in the price of oil will raise the price of Venezuelan oil that Trump is taking from Venezuela @

gun point which is called armed robbery. And the money from that theft of VENEZUELAN PROPERTY
is going to some bank in the Middle East and that account is under the control of Donald Trump.

BTW this will also help one of Trump’s big donors. Paul Singer.

https://democraticunderground.com/100221072302

Trump and his CITGO owning backer stand to make billions from this war on the Venezuelan Oil that is being stolen @ gun point by the U.S. Military.

[Clouds Passing]

8. ONLY FOOLS BELIEVE A CON ARTIST

[DallasNE]

9. A Lot Of Foolish Assumptions There

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The first is that this war will end soon. The second is that gas prices will then drop rapidly.

Neither will be true.

Especially the part about gas prices. Too much infrastructure has serious damage. Who is going to pay for those repairs?

These words will haunt Trump in short order. Especially if he puts boots on the ground. The lack of planning is embarrassing.

[Bayard]

10. Grin and bear it,

Like we were supposed to do until the tariff dividends started coming in. Only fools believed that too.

[oasis]

11. "Fools rush in" those have been words of wisdom

for ages.
Idiot president rushed us into this war with Iran.

[sakabatou]

12. No one should believe it's gonna be short term

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

13. Depends how short

In the meantime, we get to test his theory.

Oil crosses $110 for the first time since 2022 as Iran war keeps Strait of Hormuz closed, forces shut-ins

Oil prices crossed $110 per barrel for the first time since the early months of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, with no signs of slowing down in what has been the fastest oil rally since the 1980s.

Futures on international pricing benchmark Brent crude (BZ=F) and US benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude (CL=F) both jumped more than 25% to briefly crest $119 per barrel in overnight trading. The two products then pared back to around $100 on Brent and $94 on WTI through Monday morning.

Brent crude and WTI crude are up roughly 37% and 40%, respectively, since the conflict began.

US stocks plummeted into the red as Monday's trading session opened. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) and the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) both lost roughly 1.3%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) fell a steeper 1.6%

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/oil-crosses-110-for-the-first-time-since-2022-as-iran-war-keeps-strait-of-hormuz-closed-forces-shut-ins-224917473.html

[LudwigPastorius]

14. "...when the destruction of the Iran nuclear threat is over,..."

Wait...Iran's nuclear program wasn't obliterated last year?

https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/06/irans-nuclear-facilities-have-been-obliterated-and-suggestions-otherwise-are-fake-news/

Next, you'll be telling me that The Wall wasn't built and Mexico didn't pay for it!