Oil Executives Refrain From Publicly Criticizing Trump or His Tariffs NYT > Climate and Environment By:Rebecca F. Elliott 8 April 2025 at 15:37 Eager to stay in Mr. Trumpβs good graces, oil executives refrain from publicly criticizing the president. But privately, βEverybodyβs afraid.β Β© Georgina McCartney/ReutersOil and gas executives have privately decried the uncertainty that President Trumpβs tariffs have sown, including in a recent anonymized survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.