Trump’s oil-price dilemma: Letters to the Editor — Sept. 18, 2026
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Trump’s oil-price dilemma: Letters to the Editor — Sept. 18, 2026
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The Issue: President Trump’s handling of rising oil prices in the wake of the Iran war.
For those followers of the president who say that his critics suffer from Trump Derangement Syndrome, maybe they should pay closer attention to his actual derangement (“Hits on Vlad diesel hurt US: Trump,” Sept. 14).
Trump asked Ukraine to stop bombing Russian diesel depots, blaming Ukraine for the astronomical price of diesel — while seemingly forgetting about what is going on in the Strait of Hormuz, after he instigated a war while negligently misapprehending the possible fallout.
Do any of his supporters ever question this man’s ability to run this country, or why so many are disturbed by his fecklessness and its fallout?
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I rarely agree with former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, but she’s 100% right: The sky-high prices for gas and diesel are “Trump’s fault.”
When he launched the war against Iran, his........
