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Trumper tears apart president's 'imbecilic' Russia deal
What happened
AlterNet reports that conservative writer Andrew McCarthy, a three-time Donald Trump voter, condemned Trump’s diesel agreement with Vladimir Putin as an attempt to address high fuel prices that McCarthy attributes to Trump’s own policies. McCarthy argued that the deal gives Putin relief without requiring concessions, even as Russia continues its war against Ukraine.
According to McCarthy, the agreement also makes little economic sense: the United States produces about 5 million barrels of diesel a day, consumes fewer than 4 million and is already the world’s leading diesel…
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