‘Lend Money To His Family’: Chris Cuomo Asked If OPEC Slashed Production As Part Of A ‘Deal’ With Trump

NewsNation host Chris Cuomo speculated Thursday that OPEC and the Saudis may have cut production to help former President Donald Trump.

“Why is OPEC doing this now? They haven’t done this since May of 2020, when they correctly thought that the demand would be going down due to the pandemic, and they were right. So, is it to help Trump? Is it part of a deal to lend money to his family?” Cuomo, the brother of former Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York, asked on his NewsNation show.

OPEC announced a cut in production of two million barrels per day Wednesday, despite pleas from the Biden administration.

“They’re just questions. I don’t know the answer. But that’s where you should be going,” Cuomo said. “Figure out why? It doesn’t have to be about them.. [it] likely isn’t, to be honest. Why? Because whom did they agree with to do this cut? Russia.”