Tells Piers Morgan China is 'the enemy' and OPEC's 'twelve men' 'set the price of fuel'

Appearing as the first live guest on CNN's Piers Morgan Tonight, the night before his CPAC debut, Trump repeated his characterization of China as 'the enemy,' adding 'they know they're the enemy' and asserting that China 'want to take over this country economically.' He then declared 'worse than China is OPEC,' claiming 'twelve men sit around the table. They set the price of fuel,' and predicted gasoline prices of '$5, $6 and $7 very soon.' Oil prices are set on global commodity exchanges; OPEC, then a twelve-country cartel, influences supply rather than fixing retail fuel prices, and the twelve-men-at-a-table formulation became a recurring line in his 2011 media appearances. The interview restated, on a distinct date and program, the China-as-enemy framing he had introduced on CNN's Situation Room on January 20, and he told Morgan he was 'seriously thinking about' a presidential run with a decision by June.

“Worse than China is OPEC. They wouldn't be there except for us. Twelve men sit around the table. They set the price of fuel.” Quote verified against source