flown-the-coop said:

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pressitup said:

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Logos Stick said:

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Trump needs to shut up about it.

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this

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Yes, if Trump quit talking then it would quietly go away.

Shirley you can't be serious. If he quit talking it would just be nothing but the flood of misinfo from the Hate America Party and its minions.

Combating the false narratives the reason Trump floods the zone. Its also the main reason I have to post so much.

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Not talking about gas would be a great thing for all of us.

will25u said:

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President Trump has ordered the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate major oil companies for artificially inflating gas prices.

— Leading Report (@LeadingReport) June 24, 2026

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Maybe it's Trump's "Dem" side coming out? Or, equally as plausible, just him not wanting to lose more non-maga votes in the midterms cause he knows his maga will be there for him regardless of things like this?

will25u said:

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President Trump has ordered the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate major oil companies for artificially inflating gas prices.

— Leading Report (@LeadingReport) June 24, 2026

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he must have gotten this idea from kier starmer, that's something right out of his playbook

It's nothing more than Trump sending a strong signal the oil companies, storage companies, transport companies and even gas station owners that now is not the time for profit taking, now is the time to maybe be a bit quicker in bringing the prices down.

This is the easiest way to communicate this AND please his supporters and silence reporters from asking a thousand dumb questions about why gas prices are not lower and why doesnt he do more.

Nothing more, nothingnless.

flown-the-coop said:

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It's nothing more than Trump sending a strong signal the oil companies, storage companies, transport companies and even gas station owners that now is not the time for profit taking, now is the time to maybe be a bit quicker in bringing the prices down.

This is the easiest way to communicate this AND please his supporters and silence reporters from asking a thousand dumb questions about why gas prices are not lower and why doesnt he do more.

Nothing more, nothingnless.

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Good point.

Hey, if it gets prices down, that's all that matters.

Good grief. I voted for the man 3 times and am a big supporter. But he totally botched this whole Iran thing up. Getting taken to the cleaners in the negotiation and peace deal is one thing. I'll give him a bit of a pass on that because Iran has managed to make a fool out of pretty much every US president since Reagan, and I guess it was just his turn. But to come out whining about gas prices not coming down fast enough, when they only went up for a war that didn't achieve its strategic objectives is just incredibly lame. Oil is a global commodity, all aspects of the chain are pretty competitive, and prices will come down in due course. He's starting to sound like Pocahontas and Bernie.

flown-the-coop said:

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It's nothing more than Trump sending a strong signal the oil companies, storage companies, transport companies and even gas station owners that now is not the time for profit taking, now is the time to maybe be a bit quicker in bringing the prices down.

This is the easiest way to communicate this AND please his supporters and silence reporters from asking a thousand dumb questions about why gas prices are not lower and why doesnt he do more.

Nothing more, nothingnless.

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We're a few months away from the mid terms. That's why he's doing it.

I think you know that.

flown-the-coop said:

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It's nothing more than Trump sending a strong signal the oil companies, storage companies, transport companies and even gas station owners that now is not the time for profit taking, now is the time to maybe be a bit quicker in bringing the prices down.

This is the easiest way to communicate this AND please his supporters and silence reporters from asking a thousand dumb questions about why gas prices are not lower and why doesnt he do more.

Nothing more, nothingnless.

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There is a term for a government and economic system where government tells companies what the prices are and how much money they are allowed to make....

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flown-the-coop said:

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It's nothing more than Trump sending a strong signal the oil companies, storage companies, transport companies and even gas station owners that now is not the time for profit taking, now is the time to maybe be a bit quicker in bringing the prices down.

This is the easiest way to communicate this AND please his supporters and silence reporters from asking a thousand dumb questions about why gas prices are not lower and why doesnt he do more.

Nothing more, nothingnless.

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We're a few months away from the mid terms. That's why he's doing it.

I think you know that.

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We are also just a few days away from massive 250th Fourth of July events across the country. Demand will be spiking.

WA state seems to have the highest price @$5.30 p/gal.
And the state #libiot legislature in Olympia decided to INCREASE the state gas tax, which takes effect on July1st....

will25u said:

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President Trump has ordered the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate major oil companies for artificially inflating gas prices.

— Leading Report (@LeadingReport) June 24, 2026

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Big oil is by and large out of the retail fuel business.

They don't set the price of fuel at the pump.

For that matter, they don't set the price of oil at the wellhead or the refinery, either.

There's a big fat open market you can follow that shows the spot price.

Trump is playing to voters that don't know the difference, which is a smart move.

Idiots are useful in both directions.

At least trump isn't blaming gas station owners like the last guy did...

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Big oil is by and large out of the retail fuel business.

They don't set the price of fuel at the pump.

For that matter, they don't set the price of oil at the wellhead or the refinery, either.

There's a big fat open market you can follow that shows the spot price.

Trump is playing to voters that don't know the difference, which is a smart move.

Idiots are useful in both directions.

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Agree. People running around like chickens with their heads cut off over gas price and what are actually normal fluctuations in the overall market are just wasting their mental bandwidth with drama and outrage.

We lived up north in the early 70s during the OPEC embargo. Actual gas lines, alternating days when one could even buy gas (rationing) now that was a crisis. (And quite unpleasant for me personally being in junior high, from Texas and my Dad was a high level Texaco executive. Yeah, they really loved me. LOL.)

This is not a crisis for the US. Not even close.

major investigation

🚨 JUST IN: President Trump just CONFIRMED he's ordered a MAJOR DOJ investigation into oil companies for price gouging Americans at the pump

ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, BP, and more.

"The oil companies are possibly gouging. I hope they're not. Otherwise they're going to be in… pic.twitter.com/Cv1jgPpWNE

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) June 24, 2026

BMX Bandit said:

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major investigation

🚨 JUST IN: President Trump just CONFIRMED he's ordered a MAJOR DOJ investigation into oil companies for price gouging Americans at the pump

ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, BP, and more.

"The oil companies are possibly gouging. I hope they're not. Otherwise they're going to be in… pic.twitter.com/Cv1jgPpWNE

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) June 24, 2026

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ITS MAJOR! Yuuuggggeeeeee!!!

BrazosDog02 said:

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BMX Bandit said:

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major investigation

🚨 JUST IN: President Trump just CONFIRMED he's ordered a MAJOR DOJ investigation into oil companies for price gouging Americans at the pump

ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, BP, and more.

"The oil companies are possibly gouging. I hope they're not. Otherwise they're going to be in… pic.twitter.com/Cv1jgPpWNE

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) June 24, 2026

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ITS MAJOR! Yuuuggggeeeeee!!!

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The best. I've got Top Men on it.


Top.

Men.

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will25u said:

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President Trump has ordered the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate major oil companies for artificially inflating gas prices.

— Leading Report (@LeadingReport) June 24, 2026

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Big oil is by and large out of the retail fuel business.

They don't set the price of fuel at the pump.

For that matter, they don't set the price of oil at the wellhead or the refinery, either.

There's a big fat open market you can follow that shows the spot price.

Trump is playing to voters that don't know the difference, which is a smart move.

Idiots are useful in both directions.

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So pretty much the same thing Biden got ridiculed for!

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So pretty much the same thing Biden got ridiculed for!

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Biden was blamed for cancelling pipelines and non renewal of oil leases. He interfered in the normal market forces...for no good reason. Unless one buys into the climate change nonsense.

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So pretty much the same thing Biden got ridiculed for!

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Biden was blamed for cancelling pipelines and non renewal of oil leases. He interfered in the normal market forces...for no good reason. Unless one buys into the climate change nonsense.

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LOL. Riight!

aggiehawg said:

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LOL. Riight!

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When people pay at the pump, it most definitely is.

flown-the-coop said:

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It's nothing more than Trump sending a strong signal the oil companies, storage companies, transport companies and even gas station owners that now is not the time for profit taking, now is the time to maybe be a bit quicker in bringing the prices down.

This is the easiest way to communicate this AND please his supporters and silence reporters from asking a thousand dumb questions about why gas prices are not lower and why doesnt he do more.

Nothing more, nothingnless.

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If only

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aggiehawg said:

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LOL. Riight!

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When people pay at the pump, it most definitely is.

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Because they don't care how the industry actually functions. Look around where you are right now.

How many petroleum based products do you see? Plastics. Your shoes maybe? Your vehicle key fob? Computer? Printer? Cable or satellite receiver box? TV? Even skin lotion for dry skin? "Petroleum Jelly" is not named that without a reason.

Not attacking you personally just trying to expand your concept of how much more than gasoline prices the oil market truly is.

Now, put all of that into perspective. In this gasoline price fluctuation a real sign of a crisis?

No.

People have been programmed over the decades to view gas prices as an economic indicator. "Pain at the pump" on the nightly news across the alphabets all day long when the narrative was needed to sway voters.

If gas prices are low, the focus on layoffs in the O&G sector or climate change from all the cheap gas everyone is burning.

Mass propaganda, particularly over generations, is quite effective.

flown-the-coop said:

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It's nothing more than Trump sending a strong signal the oil companies, storage companies, transport companies and even gas station owners that now is not the time for profit taking, now is the time to maybe be a bit quicker in bringing the prices down.

This is the easiest way to communicate this AND please his supporters and silence reporters from asking a thousand dumb questions about why gas prices are not lower and why doesnt he do more.

Nothing more, nothingnless.

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Per the EIA in today's report there are 412 million barrels of commercial stocks at refineries waiting to be refined. Current amount of oil being refined is about 17 million barrels per day so that's about 24 days of oil that will have to move through the system so whatever the price was 24 days ago refining companies will add their profit
Including transportation to a station. The service station or store adds their profit too. So it takes a while to move through the system just because oil went down the price drop at the pump is not instantaneous.

The bottom line is oil price is coming down and they will continue to come down. … so Will gas prices. Like a lot of other things Trump doesn't know what he's talking about.

Old McDonald said:

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cool, but the average gas price in texas is still 30% higher than pre-iran war

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Are you sure it's not 31% higher?

Just go buy some eggs to offset…

74Ag1 said:

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flown-the-coop said:

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It's nothing more than Trump sending a strong signal the oil companies, storage companies, transport companies and even gas station owners that now is not the time for profit taking, now is the time to maybe be a bit quicker in bringing the prices down.

This is the easiest way to communicate this AND please his supporters and silence reporters from asking a thousand dumb questions about why gas prices are not lower and why doesnt he do more.

Nothing more, nothingnless.

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Per the EIA in today's report there are 412 million barrels of commercial stocks at refineries waiting to be refined. Current amount of oil being refined is about 17 million barrels per day so that's about 24 days of oil that will have to move through the system so whatever the price was 24 days ago refining companies will add their profit
Including transportation to a station. The service station or store adds their profit too. So it takes a while to move through the system just because oil went down the price drop at the pump is not instantaneous.

The bottom line is oil price is coming down and they will continue to come down. … so Will gas prices. Like a lot of other things Trump doesn't know what he's talking about.

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Oh he knows what he's talking about. This changes the mainstream narrative telling people what to think.

They'll do something right after he locks up Hillary and releases the epstein files.

techno-ag said:

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74Ag1 said:

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flown-the-coop said:

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It's nothing more than Trump sending a strong signal the oil companies, storage companies, transport companies and even gas station owners that now is not the time for profit taking, now is the time to maybe be a bit quicker in bringing the prices down.

This is the easiest way to communicate this AND please his supporters and silence reporters from asking a thousand dumb questions about why gas prices are not lower and why doesnt he do more.

Nothing more, nothingnless.

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Per the EIA in today's report there are 412 million barrels of commercial stocks at refineries waiting to be refined. Current amount of oil being refined is about 17 million barrels per day so that's about 24 days of oil that will have to move through the system so whatever the price was 24 days ago refining companies will add their profit
Including transportation to a station. The service station or store adds their profit too. So it takes a while to move through the system just because oil went down the price drop at the pump is not instantaneous.

The bottom line is oil price is coming down and they will continue to come down. … so Will gas prices. Like a lot of other things Trump doesn't know what he's talking about.

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Oh he knows what he's talking about. This changes the mainstream narrative telling people what to think.

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it doesn't change anything for people not stupid enough to believe the president controls gas prices

sts7049 said:

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techno-ag said:

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74Ag1 said:

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flown-the-coop said:

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It's nothing more than Trump sending a strong signal the oil companies, storage companies, transport companies and even gas station owners that now is not the time for profit taking, now is the time to maybe be a bit quicker in bringing the prices down.

This is the easiest way to communicate this AND please his supporters and silence reporters from asking a thousand dumb questions about why gas prices are not lower and why doesnt he do more.

Nothing more, nothingnless.

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Per the EIA in today's report there are 412 million barrels of commercial stocks at refineries waiting to be refined. Current amount of oil being refined is about 17 million barrels per day so that's about 24 days of oil that will have to move through the system so whatever the price was 24 days ago refining companies will add their profit
Including transportation to a station. The service station or store adds their profit too. So it takes a while to move through the system just because oil went down the price drop at the pump is not instantaneous.

The bottom line is oil price is coming down and they will continue to come down. … so Will gas prices. Like a lot of other things Trump doesn't know what he's talking about.

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Oh he knows what he's talking about. This changes the mainstream narrative telling people what to think.

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it doesn't change anything for people not stupid enough to believe the president controls gas prices

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Well there ain't many of those outside TexAgs so…

Ag_of_08 said:

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They'll do something right after he locks up Hillary and releases the epstein files.

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Except those involve actual criminals.

techno-ag said:

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sts7049 said:

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techno-ag said:

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flown-the-coop said:

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It's nothing more than Trump sending a strong signal the oil companies, storage companies, transport companies and even gas station owners that now is not the time for profit taking, now is the time to maybe be a bit quicker in bringing the prices down.

This is the easiest way to communicate this AND please his supporters and silence reporters from asking a thousand dumb questions about why gas prices are not lower and why doesnt he do more.

Nothing more, nothingnless.

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Per the EIA in today's report there are 412 million barrels of commercial stocks at refineries waiting to be refined. Current amount of oil being refined is about 17 million barrels per day so that's about 24 days of oil that will have to move through the system so whatever the price was 24 days ago refining companies will add their profit
Including transportation to a station. The service station or store adds their profit too. So it takes a while to move through the system just because oil went down the price drop at the pump is not instantaneous.

The bottom line is oil price is coming down and they will continue to come down. … so Will gas prices. Like a lot of other things Trump doesn't know what he's talking about.

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Oh he knows what he's talking about. This changes the mainstream narrative telling people what to think.

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it doesn't change anything for people not stupid enough to believe the president controls gas prices

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Well there ain't many of those outside TexAgs so…

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Depending on day of the week Trump and his cronies are manipulating world markets their personal gain then the next day when gas prices go down its "people dumb enough to believe Trump can manipulate markets".

To put it in simpler terms that does not require an overpriced subscription to a has been newspaper… Orange Man Bad.

sts7049 said:

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flown-the-coop said:

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It's nothing more than Trump sending a strong signal the oil companies, storage companies, transport companies and even gas station owners that now is not the time for profit taking, now is the time to maybe be a bit quicker in bringing the prices down.

This is the easiest way to communicate this AND please his supporters and silence reporters from asking a thousand dumb questions about why gas prices are not lower and why doesnt he do more.

Nothing more, nothingnless.

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Per the EIA in today's report there are 412 million barrels of commercial stocks at refineries waiting to be refined. Current amount of oil being refined is about 17 million barrels per day so that's about 24 days of oil that will have to move through the system so whatever the price was 24 days ago refining companies will add their profit
Including transportation to a station. The service station or store adds their profit too. So it takes a while to move through the system just because oil went down the price drop at the pump is not instantaneous.

The bottom line is oil price is coming down and they will continue to come down. … so Will gas prices. Like a lot of other things Trump doesn't know what he's talking about.

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Oh he knows what he's talking about. This changes the mainstream narrative telling people what to think.

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it doesn't change anything for people not stupid enough to believe the president controls gas prices

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There's an awful lot of people that vote that are on the other side of that double negative.