保守派的《華爾街日報》編輯部週二嚴厲批評美國總統 Donald Trump，指他試圖將油價飆升歸咎於「Big Oil」。

編輯部表示，這類抱怨通常來自左派，而不是一位試圖轉移外界對其對伊朗戰爭所造成全球能源混亂注意力的共和黨總統。這項批評也凸顯了能源壓力時期的常見矛盾：消費者很快感受到更高價格，而石油公司往往因為利潤同時上升而成為公眾目標。

編輯部回應的是 Trump 週一的談話；他說：「When you look at one company where they made 12 times what they made the year before, they ought to give some of that back to the public. And they better cut the retail price, the consumer price.」編輯部表示，這番話緊接在他先前「he had criticized Chevron CEO Mike Wirth for not praising Mr. Trump as the reason for his company’s success.」之後。

編輯部表示，石油利潤在能源衝擊期間往往上升，但要求企業放棄這些收益並不合理。

「As it happens, oil and gas giants are distributing their profits to the public via dividends to shareholders, many of whom are retirees," 編輯部寫道。"Chevron this week announced a bonus for its employees. But speaking of someone making much more than the year before, would the President care to comment on his profits from his cryptocurrency plays and other ventures while in office?"

編輯部最後指出，Trump 一方面透過各種方式利用白宮獲利，另一方面卻批評石油公司從高油價中賺錢，實在沒有立場：「Oil and gas giants make money by producing a valuable commodity. Some uncharitable populist might say Mr. Trump is commoditizing the Presidency.」

這篇社論引述了《華爾街日報》觀點文章「Trump, Big Oil and Too Much Money」，以及 Raw Story 關於 Trump 對油價與其加密貨幣事業相關言論的報導。