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Politics● ElevatedSep 20 · Sep 20, 2026, 10:02 PM

Grassley urges Trump to place embargo on diesel exports amid high prices

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Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley (R) on Saturday pressed President Trump for an embargo on diesel exports amid high prices for the fuel. “why doesn’t Pres Trump put an embargo on diesel exports like presidents in the 70s put embargoes on ag[riculture] products bc [because] food prices were inflated,” Grassley wrote on social media Saturday night.…

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