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Unforgivable error': Markets spiral out of control over Trump official's now-deleted post

Mar 11, 2026Far Left

A deleted tweet from one of President Donald Trump's Cabinet members just cost traders $84 million in minutes, according to a new report. Energy Secretary Chris Wright's accidental post about Navy tanker escorts sent oil markets into a frenzy Tuesday before disappearing into the digital void, leaving Wall Street reeling from what one expert called "an…

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