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Trump supports considering a ban on diesel exports

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President Donald Trump said he supports considering a ban on diesel exports as fuel prices rise and affect U.S. agriculture and trucking. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the administration was examining the proposal. Trump indicated a decision could come soon.

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  1. 22 Sept, 19:07Trump backs diesel export ban; Bessent says admin ‘examining that’ · The Hill
  2. 22 Sept, 19:30Trump endorses diesel export ban. A decision is coming ‘fast, one way or the other.’ · MarketWatch
  3. 16h agoTrump Backs Diesel Export Ban as Prices Hit Record Highs · OilPrice.com
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  1. Today
  2. OilPrice.com
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    Trump Backs Diesel Export Ban as Prices Hit Record Highs

    President Trump has declared his support for a potential ban on diesel fuel exports amid record-breaking prices at the pump. “I've said let's not send out the diesel. We make a lot of diesel ... I've called for it. I've called for it within my people,” Trump said, as quoted by Reuters, on the sidelines of this week’s UN General Assembly. The comment follows a statement by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent that the administration was mulling over the effectiveness of such a ban on exports, and whether it would be partial or total.…

    OilPrice.comOilPrice.com•Irina Slav
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  4. Follow-up22 Sept, 19:30

    Trump endorses diesel export ban. A decision is coming ‘fast, one way or the other.’

    President Donald Trump says his administration is considering a ban on diesel exports, amid skyrocketing prices for the fuel.

    MarketWatchMarketWatch•Robert Schroeder
  5. First seen22 Sept, 19:07

    Trump backs diesel export ban; Bessent says admin ‘examining that’

    The Trump administration is considering a ban on exports of diesel as high prices of the fuel put a crunch on American agriculture and trucking. Asked Tuesday whether he was considering a ban on diesel exports, as some Republican lawmakers have called for in recent days, President Trump said, “I’ve called for that, too.” “I’ve…

    The HillThe Hill•Rachel Frazin