Speaking to reporters at the White House Easter Egg Roll, Trump said that it the choice were up to him, he would take the oil from Iran, adding that the American public doesn't want the U.S. military to remain in the country, NBC reports.
"If I had my choice, what would I like to do? Take the oil, because it's there for the taking. There's not a thing they can do about it," the president said. "Unfortunately, the American people would like to see us come home. If it were up to me, I take the oil, I keep the oil, I would make plenty of money, and I'd also take care of the people of Iran much better than they've been taken care of."
Trump then referred to the oil that the U.S. is receiving from Venezuela after capturing its former leader, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife in January.
"Venezuela has worked out so incredibly," Trump said. "We have 100 million barrels of oil right now in Houston being refined. It's been great."
