Energy Sec. Wright: ‘What You’re Going to See Is Tariffs on U.S. Exports Come Down Across the World’

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WRIGHT: "Oh, Stu, I don’t think we’re going to see energy prices rise. They’ve already come down in response to President Trump’s actions. Just his messaging on marketplaces, what you’re gonna see is tariffs on U.S. exports come down across the world. President Trump’s message has been free and fair trade, reciprocal trade. I’m talking to foreign leaders all the time, and they want two key things: they want to buy more American products — I’m talking mostly about energy — and they want to invest more dollars in the United States. We’ve gotta remember, this president was elected to lower energy prices. He’s been at work on that every single day. And, of course, I’m working together with him on it. I’m actually super optimistic about where we’re going. We’re gonna have lower energy prices, more investment in this country, more jobs for Americans. And Trump's central premise was that low-cost energy was good for American citizens, it was good for American security, it was good for America's standing abroad, and he is full-steam ahead on that agenda."