Trump’s Oil Price Dilemma: Letters – Latest News
The Issue: President Trump’s handling of rising oil costs within the wake of the Iran struggle.
For these followers of the president who say that his critics undergo from Trump Derangement Syndrome, possibly they need to pay nearer consideration to his precise derangement (“Hits on Vlad diesel hurt US: Trump,” Sept. 14).
Trump requested Ukraine to stop bombing Russian diesel depots, blaming Ukraine for the astronomical price of diesel — whereas seemingly forgetting about what’s going on in the Strait of Hormuz, after he instigated a struggle whereas negligently misapprehending the doable fallout.
Do any of his supporters ever query this man’s skill to run this nation, or why so many are disturbed by his fecklessness and its fallout?
Lou Maione
Manhattan
I not often agree with former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, however she’s 100% proper: The sky-high costs for fuel and diesel are “Trump’s fault.”
When he launched the struggle towards Iran, his administration wasn’t ready for the Strait of Hormuz closure, and now the assaults on Saudi Arabia are threatening a dramatic scarcity of oil.
It wouldn’t shock me if fuel reaches $7 a gallon and diesel sells for $9 a gallon by the midterm elections.
Denny Freidenrich
Laguna Beach, Calif.
Trump has spent $38 billion on the Iran War.
What has our nation gotten back from this?
The Middle East is in turmoil and our fuel costs have skyrocketed.
The president ought to do the nation a favor by firing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for mismanaging the struggle.
The money might have been spent higher.
Paul Feiner
Greenburgh
If the Iranians absolutely close the Strait of Hormuz in October to additional raise oil costs, they might help the Democrats, who might can be more accommodating to their positions.
Trump can foil their plans with an government order quickly requiring all US oil corporations to limit their gross sales to home corporations as long because the Iran standoff continues.
Leonard Weiner
Queens
Donald Trump claims the engagement with Iran is “small potatoes.”
However, many suppose he has made a mess of it, whereas others suppose he has made a meal of the battle.
Frank Brady
Yonkers
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The Issue: Mayor Mamdani plans to put in 17 public bogs throughout New York City that may value $235K every.
What do you suppose these bogs can be used for?
Not for one to alleviate themselves, however for hookers, drug customers, and drug sellers.
As my grandmother informed me, “First, think of the consequences”: $4 million down the drain.
Jimmy Durda
The Bronx
I submit it’s a complete lie when the town says the bogs will value $235K per unit (“Zo takes the throne,” Sept. 16).
I labored on computerized public pay bogs (APTs) for the New York City Council Planning and Land Use Division a few years in the past.
Every time, the town opted to not set up APTs as a result of they had been grossly costly to buy, preserve and assemble — together with fears of crime and terrorism: We feared that some fool would place a bomb in a single.
I doubt the administration factored find a website for these ADA-compliant models on crowded New York City sidewalks, or the price to attach the APTs to water, sewer and electrical energy.
These models should be maintained each day; once we had been doing it years in the past, an attendant was required to watch and clean these models.
Think about how a lot that prices.
In a metropolis with a large finances deficit, losing money on APTs is irresponsible.
The good transfer is to neglect about APTs.
Peter Janosik
Philadelphia, PA
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