President Donald Trump said on Saturday that American oil companies were making a fortune on the Iran war. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

Though regular Americans are paying more at the pump , US oil companies are striking it rich, President Donald Trump said on Saturday.

Speaking at a rally in Georgia, Trump said that oil prices are "temporarily high," but added that the throttling of the Strait of Hormuz has pushed oil buyers to American companies with operations in Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana.

"The United States oil and gas business is making hundreds of billions of dollars," Trump said.…