There is mounting evidence that President Trump enjoys releasing trial balloons, and doesn't mind when they float into the ether and explode out of sight. Put more bluntly, lots of times, his words at these daily briefings are just words.
“As European trading began on Thursday, Brent continued its recovery with the international oil marker adding 9 per cent to $22.20. A day earlier the international benchmark fell below $20 for the first time since 1999. West Texas Intermediate rose 11.5 per cent to $15.36 a barrel. Analysts said the gains were due in part to U.S. president Donald Trump ordering American warships to attack any Iranian vessels that posed a threat.
The battle has ramped up as the president has recruited the chefs and a top insurance executive to advise him on a sprawling panel focused on reopening the economy.to those who are suffering,’ said Evan Greenberg, CEO of the insurer Chubb and a member of Trump’s council. ‘The fact is you've got to go back to first principles and the facts.
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