Trump's comments come after Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Tuesday that oil exports through Hormuz are "rising very meaningfully" without elaborating further.

Wright said that describing the volume of oil exports out of Hormuz as increasing is a "fair statement."

WASHINGTO: US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Tuesday that ship traffic in the Gulf and oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz are rising even as Washington and Tehran…

It’s unclear how the ‘millions of barrels’ Trump spoke of would have been removed without Tehran’s knowledge