re: EIA: US Crude Exports Reached Record High 1st Half 2023

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Importantly, after decades of rising energy costs, the United States had finally attained the impossible dream of American energy independence, which soon would’ve turned into energy dominance.

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From former President Trump’s 2024 campaign announcement transcript.

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Also, reading through, noticed this that he also said:

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As we speak, inflation is the highest in over 50 years, gas prices have reached the highest levels in history, and expect them to go much higher now that the strategic national reserves, which I filled up, have been virtually drained in order to keep gasoline prices lower just prior to the election.

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Yet according to the graph in this article (I don’t know how to post pictures here), looks like the SPR had less in it when President Trump left office than when he arrived.

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Of course, wouldn’t be the first time a politician has lied or “misspoke” to the American people, and I’d still prefer him in the White House over Biden. But still interesting nevertheless.