Trump says Chevron and Exxon Mobil are making ‘too much money’ amid Iran war

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President Donald Trump expressed his displeasure with Chevron and Exxon Mobil for raking in “too much” profit during the second quarter of this year as the White House grapples with complaints about gas prices amid the war with Iran.

“Based on a shortage, they’re making too much money,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Monday. “I don’t like it, and I should be the last one to say it because I’m a big free enterprise guy. Nobody bigger.”

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