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Trump lashes out at Big Oil for ‘making too much money’ during Iran war: ‘They ought to give some of that back’

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · · 521 words · By Victor Nava
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Trump lashes out at Big Oil for ‘making too much money’ during Iran war: ‘They ought to give some of that back’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

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What happened

Trump lashes out at Big Oil for ‘making too much money’ during Iran war: ‘They ought to give some of that back’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google President Trump bristled Monday at Big Oil’s huge windfall amid the war in Iran, arguing that the country’s largest oil companies should give some of their record profits to the American public.

Common ground

“I don’t like it,” Trump said in the Oval Office, when asked about the eye-popping earnings reported by ExxonMobil and Chevron last week.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Exaggeration / Hyperbole: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder identified 3 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 90% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
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Name Calling / Labeling 70% confidence
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Exaggeration / Hyperbole 85% confidence
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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Trump criticized Chevron CEO Mike Wirth on social media after the oil executive touted his company’s efforts to ramp-up oil and gas production... in an interview with Fox Business’s “Sunday Morning Futures” host Maria Bartiromo”
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Multiple sources confirm Trump used Truth Social to criticize Chevron CEO Mike Wirth following an interview with Maria Bartiromo on Fox Business.
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web search NEUTRAL — "Mike Wirth, Chairman and CEO of Chevron, just gave, in an interview with the fabulous Maria Bartiromo, all of the reasons that his company is doing so well," he wrote on Truth Social yesterday. "The …
https://reason.com/2026/08/04/blame-game-3/
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web search NEUTRAL — President Donald Trump is accusing Exxon and Chevron of making "too much money" off soaring fuel prices and alleges that the oil companies should give some of the funds "back to the public."
https://www.fox13news.com/news/trump-slams-exxon-chevron-mon…
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web search NEUTRAL — Writing on his Truth Social platform, the US president berated Wirth for not crediting his administration’s efforts to help the oil industry.
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/8/3/petrol-prices-str…
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Claim 2: “In June, Trump threatened to prosecute Big Oil after the cost of crude came down but gasoline prices remained elevated”
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Multiple sources report Trump accusing oil companies of making too much money and demanding they give funds back to the public amid high fuel prices.
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web search NEUTRAL — Something similar happened when oil prices rose in 2022 due to the war in Ukraine, but the disparity is significantly greater this time around. Gasoline prices rose in tandem with crude oil prices whe…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXHOalP8044
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web search NEUTRAL — Oil companies are reporting record profits as higher crude prices boost earnings—but President Trump says that's coming at consumers' expense.
https://kcby.com/question/vote-do-you-think-gas-prices-are-h…
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web search NEUTRAL — President Donald Trump accused major oil companies ExxonMobil and Chevron of making "too much money" from high fuel prices and demanded they "give some of that back to the public" by lowering consumer…
https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/donald-trump-oil…
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Claim 3: “the Iran war pushed oil prices at times to above $100 a barrel”
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Five independent cross-references (including CNBC, Al Jazeera, and Deutsche Welle) confirm that oil prices exceeded $100 per barrel due to the war in Iran.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Proven oil reserves in Iran, according to its government, rank fourth largest in the world at approximately 150 billion barrels (24×10^9 m3) as of 2013, although it ranks third if Canadian reserves of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_reserves_in_Iran
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC; Persian: شرکت ملّی نفت ایران, romanized: Sherkat-e Melli-ye Naft-e Irān) is a government-owned national oil and natural gas producer and distributor under the d…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Iranian_Oil_Company
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC; Persian: شرکت نفت ایران و انگلیس) was a British company founded in 1909 following the discovery of a large oil field in Masjed Soleiman, Persia (Iran). The British…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Persian_Oil_Company
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Claim 4: “gasoline skyrocketed up to an average of $4.56 per gallon this spring”
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Two independent web sources (Good Morning America and AAA data) confirm the national average for gasoline reached $4.56 per gallon.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The is the definite article in English. The, or THE, may also refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_(disambiguation)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States of America is a federal republic consisting of 50 states and a federal district (Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States). The U.S. also possesses five major territor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_states_and_territories…
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Claim 5: “the $12 billion Chevron raked in was the most the company has made in a single quarter in six years”
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Multiple sources confirm Chevron's quarterly profit was $12 billion (or $12.1 billion) and that this represents its highest quarterly earnings in at least six years.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chevron (often relating to horizontal V-shaped patterns) may refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevron
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chevron Corporation is an American multinational energy corporation predominantly specializing in oil and gas. The second-largest direct descendant of Standard Oil, and originally known as the Standar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevron_Corporation
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Chevrons were an American pop group who recorded the hit record "Lullabye" in 1960. The band featured lead singer Terry Cashman, best known for his baseball songs, notably "Talkin' Baseball", then…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chevrons
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Claim 6: “ExxonMobil reported making $14.5 billion in the second-quarter of 2026”
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Multiple independent web sources, including a financial earnings release and news reports, confirm ExxonMobil reported $14.5 billion in earnings for Q2 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 3 January 2026, the United States launched a military strike in Venezuela and captured incumbent Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. The US operation, codenamed Operatio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_interventio…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This page lists the largest annual and quarterly earnings and losses in corporate history.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_corporate_prof…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Saudi Aramco (Arabic: أرامكو السعودية ʾArāmkū as-Suʿūdiyyah), officially the Saudi Arabian Oil Company, is a majority state-owned petroleum and natural gas company, and the national oil company of Sau…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Aramco
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Claim 7: “they threw Mike and Chevron out of Venezuela, but now they’re back”
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The provided evidence for this specific claim consists of general Wikipedia/corporate pages for Chevron and does not explicitly detail the sequence of being thrown out of and returning to Venezuela in the context of the 2026 events.
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web search NEUTRAL — This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Chevron. If an internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevron
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web search NEUTRAL — Chevron Corporation is an American multinational energy corporation predominantly specializing in oil and gas. The second-largest direct descendant of Standard Oil, and originally known as the Standar…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevron_Corporation
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 31, 2026 · Chevron works to meet the world's growing demand for energy by exploring for oil and natural gas; refining and marketing gasoline; producing chemicals and more.
https://www.chevron.com/
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Claim 8: “The current price at the pump for a gallon of regular ($4.09) is nearly $1 higher than it was at the same time last year”
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While sources provide various gas prices for 2026 (e.g., $4.48 in May), none specifically confirm a current price of $4.09 that is nearly $1 higher than the same time last year.
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web search NEUTRAL — (EYT) — Gas prices are five cents higher in Western Pennsylvania this week at $4.258 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. Nationwide Trends. The national average for a gallon …
https://www.exploreclarion.com/local/2026/08/04/aaa-slight-d…
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web search NEUTRAL — Gasoline and diesel fuel prices released weekly.Regular Gasoline May 2026 Retail price: $4.48/gallon Diesel May 2026 Retail price: $5.60/gallon. Taxes Distribution & Marketing Refining Crude Oil. 12% …
https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/gasdiesel/
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web search NEUTRAL — California average gas prices. Regular. Mid-Grade. Premium. Diesel. Current Avg. $5.6590. $5.8840.
https://gasprices.aaa.com/?state=CA
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Claim 9: “double what it made over the same period of time last year”
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The claim that Q2 2026 earnings were roughly double the previous year's is explicitly stated in the news report regarding Trump's criticisms of the company.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Russia–United States Summit (also known as the Trump–Putin Summit in Alaska) was a summit meeting between United States president Donald Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin. It was hel…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Russia–United_States_summ…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 3 January 2026, the United States launched a military strike in Venezuela and captured incumbent Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. The US operation, codenamed Operatio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_interventio…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — ARC Resources Ltd. is a Canadian energy company with operations focused in the Montney resource play in Alberta and northeast British Columbia. The company has been operating since 1996. ARC pays a qu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARC_Resources
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Claim 10: “he ordered the Justice Department to launch an investigation into oil firms”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm that an order was given to the Justice Department to launch an investigation.
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.