It was his fault in that the COVID response was so bad. Unintended consequence, sure. Just like he’s inadvertently done more to cause the rest of the world to electrify and go green than ever before with his war of malice.
To be fair, if Trump had literally done anything to mitigate the transmission of COVID gas likely wouldnt have gone negative. We would have had practical measurements to prevent transmission and more places likely would have stayed open if only at a reduced capacity
Anyone else remember when oil hit -$/ barrel during his first term?
During COVID, yes. It’s inaccurate to link it to Trump. The prices went negative because of COVID, not Trump himself
Too many people at the time tried to say had was cheap because of Trump, which was not the case
It was his fault in that the COVID response was so bad. Unintended consequence, sure. Just like he’s inadvertently done more to cause the rest of the world to electrify and go green than ever before with his war of malice.
Wild that anything positive that’s happened when Donald is president is almost invariably an unintended side effect, but it’s true.
Idk if oil being negative was a good thing per se. It was a signal that the economy was suddenly grinding to a halt and energy demand was cratering.
To be fair, if Trump had literally done anything to mitigate the transmission of COVID gas likely wouldnt have gone negative. We would have had practical measurements to prevent transmission and more places likely would have stayed open if only at a reduced capacity
The entire world was doing lockdowns though. Not just the US.