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Trump seeks 'magic bullet' to cure one of his biggest problems: WH insider

U.S. President Donald Trump walks near a drone and a U.S. flag, for an address to troops, during a visit to Al Udeid Air Base in Doha, Qatar, May 15, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

The White House Wants a Miracle Because Accountability Is Harder

The Price of Denial

Oil prices are near four-month highs, and Trump’s advisers privately acknowledge that expensive energy is weighing on the economy. Publicly, however, the president insists oil is flowing normally, assigns responsibility to the Russia-Ukraine war, and announces agreements that do not exist. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy…

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