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Despite saying he didn't know the details of the deal to advance Blanche's nomination, Trump defended the fund, saying his supporters had been "treated very unfairly." The U.S. president said major oil companies are earning excessive profits because of high oil prices. "They made too much money, too much money, " Trump said. "They ought to give some of that back to the public, and they better cut the retail price." Trump said he's not happy with profits reported by Chevron and Exxon Mobil, even though the higher margins reflected energy prices that had increased after Trump launched a war with Iran and the Strait of Hormuz was effectively closed to oil and natural gas tankers.