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Critics point out the irony of Trump’s ‘Freedom Fuel’ scheme
The Government of Grift Pretending to Be a Gas DealA subsidy dressed up as patriotismThe White House announced a “Freedom Fuel Network” of gas stations in Philadelphia and sold it as a win for drivers. The pitch was simple: Trump is “lowering gas prices,” customers are saving money, and the number 47 gets baked into the pump price like a campaign slogan. The actual reporting points somewhere uglier: a politically branded discount operation, possibly financed by someone else, wrapped in presidential merch and sold as public relief.The power sits at the topThis is not some organic market…
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