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Trump says Exxon and Chevron made 'too much money' off high oil prices during Iran conflict: 'I don't like it'

Cnbc · 🇺🇸 public United States · · 266 words · By Spencer Kimball
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What to know about Trump says Exxon and Chevron made 'too much money' off high oil prices during Iran conflict: 'I don't like it'

President Donald Trump said Monday that ExxonMobil and Chevron made "too much money" on rising crude oil prices due to the Iran war.

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What happened

President Donald Trump said Monday that ExxonMobil and Chevron made "too much money" on rising crude oil prices due to the Iran war.

Why it matters

"They're making too much money based on a shortage," Trump told reporters at the White House.

Common ground

"I don't like it." Exxon and Chevron on Friday reported windfall profits for the second quarter.

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Chevron's earnings soared nearly 400% to $12 billion compared with $2.5 billion in the same period last year.”
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Investing.com reports Chevron's second-quarter 2026 earnings were $12.1 billion compared to roughly $2.5 billion in the year-ago period, which aligns with the 'nearly 400%' increase claim.
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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 — Chevron Corporation has been one of the most widely-criticized companies in the world, generally stemming from its activities and their relation to climate change. Chevron's most widely-known scandal …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Chevron
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Claim 2: “U.S. oil futures had an average closing price of around $92 per barrel from April through June, about 27% higher than the first quarter.”
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The provided search results for this claim are irrelevant (TV series, dictionary definitions, etc.) and do not provide data on oil futures prices for April-June.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Protests led by students and workers, known in China as the June Fourth Incident, were held in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, from 15 April to 4 June 1989. After weeks of unsuccessful attempts be…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Tiananmen_Square_protests…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been at war with Iran and its regional allies. Hostilities broke out after US–Israeli airstrikes killed several Iranian officials, including …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The relationship between the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the United States (US) has been complex and at times tense since the establishment of the PRC on 1 October 1949 and the subsequent ret…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China–United_States_relations
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Claim 3: “Gasoline prices, meanwhile, averaged about $4.10 per gallon nationwide on Monday, nearly 40% higher compared with the $2.98 per gallon that drivers paid on Feb. 27 before the war started, according to data from AAA.”
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One source ('News Anyway') mentions gas prices topping $4 a gallon due to US-Iran strikes, but the specific comparison to $2.98 on Feb 27 is not corroborated by a second independent source in the evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Society for Anthropological Sciences (SASci) is a scholarly association whose goal is to promote the development of empirical theory and methods in anthropology. It was created in 2004 as one of m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society_for_Anthropological_Sc…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (TKO) is an American sports and entertainment company. Established on September 12, 2023, the public company was formed by a merger between Endeavor subsidiary Zuffa—the paren…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TKO_Group_Holdings
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — WWE 2K26 is a 2026 professional wrestling sports video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K. It marks the 26th overall installment of the video game series based on WWE, the 12th game…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWE_2K26
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Claim 4: “U.S. crude oil prices have gained about 20% since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28.”
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Wikipedia entries for '2026 Iran war' and '2026 Iranian strikes on Israel' confirm that the US and Israel attacked Iran on February 28, 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been at war with Iran and its regional allies. Hostilities broke out after US–Israeli airstrikes killed several Iranian officials, including …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since the 2026 Iran war began with a series of attacks by the United States and Israel against Iran on 28 February 2026, following the breakdown of US-Iran talks and negotiations, locations across Isr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Israel
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Iran–Israel conflict is a long-standing geopolitical and military confrontation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the State of Israel, involving proxy hostilities since 1985 and direct clas…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–Israel_conflict
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Claim 5: “Chevron's shares were down nearly 2% while Exxon traded slightly lower after Trump's comments.”
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Multiple sources confirm Trump criticized the companies and that shares fell, with Archyworldys specifically citing Chevron down 2.2% and Exxon down 0.7%.
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web search NEUTRAL — President Trump criticises ExxonMobil and Chevron for high profits amid the Iran conflict, urging them to lower consumer prices.
https://www.ibtimes.com.au/trump-criticises-exxon-chevron-re…
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web search NEUTRAL — Trump’s comments came on the heels of an interview Chevron CEO Mike Wirth gave on the Fox News programme Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo. Writing on his Truth Social platform, the US presi…
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/8/3/petrol-prices-str…
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web search NEUTRAL — Exxon shares traded down 0.7 percent, while Chevron shares dropped 2.2 percent as of 21:15 Swedish time.
https://www.archyworldys.com/trump-criticizes-exxonmobil-and…
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Claim 6: “Tehran has retaliated by trying to choke oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz, triggering the largest supply disruption in history.”
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While web results discuss the Strait of Hormuz and Iranian crude exports, there is no specific corroboration in the provided evidence that this specific event triggered the 'largest supply disruption in history'.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Strait of Hormuz connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. This narrow shipping route transports one third of all of the sea-transited oil on EARTH!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udtVdDmSSoo
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web search NEUTRAL — Iranian crude exports had actually surged to multi-year highs in the weeks preceding the operation, as Tehran anticipated disruption and attempted to pre-position revenue.
https://www.faf.ae/home/2026/3/11/fire-on-the-water-the-horm…
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web search NEUTRAL — In 2025, total oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz averaged approximately 20-20.9 million barrels per day (mb/d), according to EIA and IEA data. This includes roughly 15 mb/d of crude oil and conde…
https://grokipedia.com/page/Strait_of_Hormuz
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Claim 7: “crude prices fell about 5% on hopes that U.S.-Iran talks might prevent further escalation.”
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Claim 8: “Exxon's profits more than doubled to $14.5 billion compared with $7.1 billion in the year-ago period.”
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Two independent sources confirm Exxon's second-quarter profits were $14.5 billion, with one specifically noting it doubled from $7.082 billion in the same period last year.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — ExxonMobil Holdings Corporation ( EK-son MOH-bəl) is an American multinational oil and gas corporation headquartered in Spring, Texas, a suburb of Houston. Founded as the largest direct successor of J…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ExxonMobil
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The ExxonMobil Building (also known as Exxon Tower, and formerly as Humble Oil Building) at 800 Bell Street in Houston, Texas is a 45-story, 1,200,000 sq ft (110,000 m2) skyscraper built in 1963, desi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ExxonMobil_Building
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — ExxonMobil, an American multinational oil and gas corporation presently based out of Texas, has had one of the longest histories of any company in its industry. A direct descendant of John D. Rockefel…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_ExxonMobil
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Claim 9: “Exxon and Chevron on Friday reported windfall profits for the second quarter.”
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Multiple sources confirm that both ExxonMobil and Chevron reported high profits for the second quarter, specifically linked to the Iran conflict context.
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web search NEUTRAL — ExxonMobil's primary retail brands worldwide are Exxon, Esso, Mobil, with the former being used exclusively in the United States and the latter two being used in most other countries where ExxonMobil …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ExxonMobil
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web search NEUTRAL — ExxonMobil's three primary businesses provide products that enable modern life, including energy, chemicals, lubricants, and lower-emissions technologies. We have an industry-leading portfolio of reso…
https://corporate.exxonmobil.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — ExxonMobil, one of the world’s largest publicly traded energy providers and chemical manufacturers, develops and applies next-generation technologies to help safely and responsibly meet the world’s gr…
https://corporate.exxonmobil.com/careers
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