Tina Smith
Role at the time: U.S. senator from Minnesota, posting on her Senate account on X
Condemned
Statement summary
Sen. Tina Smith wrote on X that farmers face higher diesel costs this year and that Trump has some nerve bragging about making a fortune from high oil prices.
“Trump has some nerve to brag about making a "freaking fortune" from the sky-high oil prices.”
Read the original post (opens in a new tab)Tina Smith post on X about diesel costs and Trump's oil remarkOriginal post, 12:39 PM ET on October 26, 2026
Smith cites diesel cost estimates for American and Minnesota farmers and criticizes Trump's remark about oil earnings.
Why we used this label
The reference point is Trump's October 24 remark that the U.S. is making a fortune from high oil prices while people pay more at the pump. Smith sets Trump's boast about oil earnings against farmers' added diesel costs and calls it nervy, which criticizes the remark.