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Tim S

(204 posts)
4. OR... Trump could stop US-based Petroleum Companies from PRICE GOUGING!!
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 08:24 PM
Wednesday

The US extracts and manufactures more fuel than we use. We export our excessive to other nations, so blockades in the Middle East does not hinder our ability to obtain fuel.

Trump should force US Petroleum Companies to maintain pre-War pricing for US citizens instead of matching the world market pricing and the crisis is over. Funny how the MSM never brings up this war profiteering.

Why the HELL would we want to pull from our Strategic Petroleum Reserve when we aren’t experiencing any shortage or disruption???

Edit to ask: Where can I get stickers of Trump’s face along with the words “I did this!” and a pointing arrow? There are some gas pumps I’d like to place them on.

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I am confused here...he is or is he just blowing bs out his arse, sheshe2 Wednesday #1
I have previously read that Trump did little to fill up these tanks--so now he has filled them up. riversedge Wednesday #2
All thanks to Biden. From a US Dept of Energy report: The Biden administration used a three-part replenishment strategy ancianita Wednesday #3
OR... Trump could stop US-based Petroleum Companies from PRICE GOUGING!! Tim S Wednesday #4
Much of the oil produced by US wells is not suitable for some purposes including Gasoline. Ford_Prefect Wednesday #6
Thanks! Your reply spurred me to perform a search and I found this on Wikipedia ... Tim S Yesterday #13
An informed post. Thanks. It is more complicated than Trump could comprehend. twodogsbarking Yesterday #15
Desperate and embarrassing Prairie Gates Wednesday #5
We are an oil exporting country correct?? So when our gas prices go up, it's because oil producers wiggs Wednesday #7
it's not that simple catsudon Yesterday #14
That's 41% of current inventory. Not much wiggle room left. surfered Wednesday #8
That's a around five days worth... Hugin Wednesday #9
Scraping the barrel HipChick Yesterday #10
Only Part Of The Story DallasNE Yesterday #11
Are Republicans going to timms139 Yesterday #12
Trump tapping the reserves is much more of a misstep Shermann Yesterday #17
MaddowBlog-Trump and his allies pitch a new idea: Maybe higher gas prices aren't 'bad news' LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #16
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