US President Donald Trump said last week, in remarks neglected by the American media, that “the United States is not present in the Middle East for the sake of oil, but because we want to protect Israel.”

Trump made this statement during a rally in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on September 8, when he was bragging that the United States was "autonomous in energy sources and did not need Middle East oil," stressing that his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, if elected as president, would dispel all of that.

"I love being independent with energy sources, right? I´m sure most of you have noticed when you go to fill your tank with gasoline, often the price of a gallon (three liters) is less than two dollars," Trump told the crowd.

You say how the hell did this happen? You should say thank you President Trump! Look at the electricity bills and everything else - these guys (the Biden team) if they come to the White House, the electricity bills will go up four, five, or six times. The new green deal that the Democrats are promoting will be a nightmare for you .... During my presidency, America will remain the number one producer of oil and natural gas in the world; we will remain independent in the field of energy, and the situation will be so for many years to come. "

"The truth is that we don´t have to be in the Middle East, but we are just there to protect Israel ... We were very good with Israel ... aside from protecting Israel, when we were in the Middle East," Trump stressed.

Trump added, "You know that there was a time when we badly needed oil, we didn´t need it anymore, thanks to my presidency. We have more than they have, isn´t that a great thing? After years of rebuilding other countries, we finally built our country under my leadership."

It is noteworthy that the journalist Barbara Boland of the magazine "The American Conservative" was the only reporter to publish Trump´s comments.

It is noteworthy that Trump has reiterated in the past several times that the United States is in the Middle East for oil and the protection of Israel.

And previous American administrations have always used the security of Israel as one of the reasons for its presence in the Middle East.