FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters during an Easter blessing event in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 10, 2020. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday praised a deal among the world’s top oil producers to cut global petroleum output, saying it would save jobs in the U.S. energy industry.

“This will save hundreds of thousands of energy jobs in the United States,” Trump said, adding that he thanked and congratulated Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Arabia’s King Salman.