Not only did the chances of World War III go down significantly with the firing of John Bolton, the price of oil also fell off a cliff. Check out this price chart of WTD Crude oil the from earlier this morning until it was announced Bolton was canned:
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I’m sure it’s no coincidence.
WTI crude oil plunges to session low after President Trump fires National Security Advisor John Boltonhttps://t.co/rtp13PShtY pic.twitter.com/f8bFG57KC9
— CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) September 10, 2019
BREAKING: JOHN BOLTON FIRED
Price of oil immediately dives.
https://t.co/rVwPULfZmw pic.twitter.com/JMR0GkLdQr— Joe Weisenthal (@TheStalwart) September 10, 2019
Trump fired John Bolton and the price of oil immediately fell. That should tell you something. pic.twitter.com/W0nVX33nnx
— Nicky C (@Nicky____C) September 10, 2019
John Bolton leaves. Oil prices drop a tinge immediately.
These things are sometimes a little reactionary and usually recover fast, but still an interesting moment. pic.twitter.com/barzQOa1Bh
— Ford Fischer (@FordFischer) September 10, 2019