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Trump Energy Secretary Admits He Straight Up Lied About Iran (opens in new tab)

Secretary of Energy Chris Wright admitted to Congress Wednesday that he made a false social media post about the Iran war in March. While testifying before the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Democratic Representative Suhas Subramanyam asked Wright about a post he made in March on X “that the U.S. Navy had successfully escorted an oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz to ensure oil remains flowing through the global markets.”“Was that true?” Subramanyam asked Wright, who ...

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