President Trump on Tuesday slammed the United Kingdom, which has frustrated the president by not backing the Iran war, over not drilling for oil in the North Sea.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cEurope is desperate for Energy, and yet the United Kingdom refuses to open North Sea Oil, one of the greatest fields in the World,\u201d Trump wrote on Truth Social. \u201cTragic!!!\u201d<\/p>\n
He said Aberdeen, Scotland \u201cshould be booming.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNorway sells its North Sea Oil to the U.K. at double the price,\u201d he said. \u201cThey are making a fortune. U.K., which is better situated on the North Sea for purposes of energy than Norway, should, DRILL, BABY, DRILL!!!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is absolutely crazy that they don\u2019t\u2026 AND, NO MORE WINDMILLS!\u201d he added, railing against the use of windmills as clean energy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has been under pressure to rethink his political position on oil drilling as oil prices remain high amid the Iran war and uncertainty of the flow of oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Trump has been at odds with Starmer over his reluctance to get involved in the war and help the United States.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Last month he railed against the U.K.\u2018s refusal to help the U.S. with the war, telling the country he has a \u201csuggestion\u201d for them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNumber 1, buy from the U.S., we have plenty, and Number 2, build up some delayed courage, go to the Strait, and JUST TAKE IT,\u201d he wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019ll have to start learning how to fight for yourself, the U.S.A won\u2019t be there to help you anymore, just like you weren\u2019t there for us,\u201d he wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Starmer said Monday that the U.K. will not aid the U.S. in its planned blockade of the Strait of Hormuz after negotiations over the weekend failed to reach a deal. <\/p>\n
\u201cWhat we\u2019ve been doing is bringing countries together to keep the Straits open, not shut,\u201d he told BBC. <\/p>\n
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