President Trump Donald John TrumpFederal prosecutor speaks out, says Barr 'has brought shame' on Justice Dept. Former Pence aide: White House staffers discussed Trump refusing to leave office Progressive group buys domain name of Trump's No. 1 Supreme Court pick MORE said on Monday that the United States does not need oil and gas from the Middle East as prices spike after drone attacks on Saudi sites.



“Because we have done so well with Energy over the last few years (thank you, Mr. President!), we are a net Energy Exporter, & now the Number One Energy Producer in the World,” Trump tweeted.

“We don’t need Middle Eastern Oil & Gas, & in fact have very few tankers there, but will help our Allies,” he added.

Because we have done so well with Energy over the last few years (thank you, Mr. President!), we are a net Energy Exporter, & now the Number One Energy Producer in the World. We don’t need Middle Eastern Oil & Gas, & in fact have very few tankers there, but will help our Allies! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 16, 2019

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The tweet comes a day after Trump announced he was authorizing the use of the U.S.'s emergency oil reserve in response to a series of attacks in Saudi Arabia on key oil facilities that have impacted the global oil supply and sharply driven up prices.

Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have claimed responsibility for the attacks, but the U.S. has blamed Iran — an accusation Tehran has dismissed.

The drone attacks impacted roughly 5 percent of the global crude output, prompting oil prices to surge as trading opened Monday.

Bloomberg reported that London's Brent futures briefly jumped $12 to above $71 per barrel immediately after the markets opened on Monday morning, which Bloomberg said was the biggest jump in dollar terms since that market opened in 1988. It reported that prices had since dropped back to erase half the jump.

The United States recently overtook Saudi Arabia as the world's top oil exporter earlier this year, marking the first time it took the top spot, according to CNN.