Investor Ross Gerber took aim at President Donald Trump on Tuesday over the Iran war, arguing that rising oil prices and borrowing costs could deepen political pressure on the administration as the conflict drags on.
Ross Gerber Rips Trump as Oil Soars: Iran Knows He Has ‘No Support’ Ahead of Midterms
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Investor Ross Gerber slams Trump's handling of Iran war, says he has no support ahead of midterms in November.
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Trump Has ‘No Support,’ Ross Gerber Says
In a post on X, Gerber delivered a blistering critique of Trump, saying that a “guy with bone spurs” had “no business starting a war.” That's a reference to Trump's medical exemption from the military draft during the Vietnam War after being diagnosed with bone spurs, a condition where bone grows on the edges of joints.
“Oil prices and rates continue to rise and iran knows trump has no support for his war going into an election,” Gerber said. He added that the stock market did not “want any part of trumps war,” and predicted that there was no way the administration could strike “a ‘deal’ to ‘win’ the war during his presidency.”
Oil and Gas Prices Surge
Oil prices have been volatile over the past few weeks. At the time of writing, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude surged 0.85% to $85.66/bbl, while Brent crude grew 0.83% to $91.71/bbl. The oil ETF United States Oil Fund (USO) grew 1.11% to $132.13 during pre-market trading on Wednesday.
Gas prices remained above $4/gallon, with the national average price surging to $4.0860/gallon on Wednesday, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA). Prices remained above $5/gallon on average in states like California, Washington, and Hawaii.
Iran Pushes Back Against Trump’s Strait of Hormuz Claim
Iran’s Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezaee, mocked Trump for staking a claim over the Strait of Hormuz, citing the thousands of miles that separate the waterway—responsible for a fifth of the global oil supply—from Washington DC.
Trump’s Energy Secretary Chris Wright, on the other hand, reaffirmed that oil was moving through the waterway with the help of the U.S. military escorting ships through the area, saying it had helped move 30 vessels.
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