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The White House on Tuesday said that a since-deleted social media post by Energy Secretary Chris Wright claiming that the U.S. Navy had successfully escorted an oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz was wrong.
“The U.S. Navy has not escorted a tanker or vessel at this time,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said during a news conference, where she was asked about Wright’s post on X.
The prices of U.S. crude oil and Brent crude each fell by more than 17% after that erroneous tweet, and stayed far below their earlier prices even after the White House said that Wright had been wrong.
“I was made aware of this post,” Leavitt said. “I haven’t had a chance to talk to the Energy secretary about it directly.”
