With diesel regularly notching up record highs, President Donald Trump has called for a temporary ban on exports of the fuel from the United States.
He was reminded that several Republican senators had called for a diesel export ban at the U.N. during a joint press conference with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
“Well, I’ve called for that too. I’ve said, let’s not send out the diesel,” Trump said on Sept. 22.
America’s president appeared to be talking about policy discussions within the White House, as it was the first time he publicly backed a diesel export ban….