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Fox News not pulling punches as host warns ‘reality’ is ‘not good’ for Trump
What happened
AlterNet reports that Fox Business host Stuart Varney warned that energy prices were politically damaging President Donald Trump three weeks before the midterm elections. Diesel was about $6.50 a gallon, gasoline about $4, and oil above $90 a barrel, according to Varney, who said farmers, truckers, and voters were “exasperated.”
Varney said Trump’s proposed purchase of millions of gallons of Russian diesel depended on an “energy ceasefire” between Russia and Ukraine. Russia then attacked Ukrainian energy facilities within hours of the ceasefire announcement, leaving both the…
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