Trump calls on OPEC to 'relax,' says oil prices are too high

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives for a signing ceremony for H.R. 2, the “Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018” in Washington, U.S., December 20, 2018. REUTERS/Jim Young

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday expressed concern about oil prices and called on the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries not to raise prices.

“Oil prices getting too high. OPEC, please relax and take it easy. World cannot take a price hike – fragile!” Trump tweeted.

Reporting by Susan Heavey and Makini Brice

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