(RT.COM) – U.S. President Donald Trump has taken another hit at the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). He has demanded that member states should 'contribute substantially' for military protection provided by the U.S.
Trump's comments at the UN General Assembly come as oil hit a four-year high of $82 per barrel on Tuesday. Earlier, he repeatedly accused OPEC of "pushing for higher" crude prices despite the military protection provided by the US. The US president is against high oil prices, since they result in higher gasoline prices in America.
Speaking on Tuesday, Trump said that OPEC members were "as usual ripping off the rest of the world."
"I don't like it and nobody should like it. We defend many of these nations for nothing and then they take advantage of us by giving us high oil prices… We want them to start lowering prices… we are not going to put up with it, these horrible prices, much longer," he said.
"We defend many of these nations for nothing, and then they take advantage of us by giving us high oil prices. Not good."