Trump rules out diesel export ban after European release
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A nozzle pumps diesel into the fuel tank of bus in Orange, California on Apr 7, 2026. (File photo: AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Friday (Oct 2) that the United States would not impose a diesel export ban, as he hailed a decision by European countries to release the fuel from their reserves.
"Well, it was never really on the table. But what Europe did was a great thing," Trump said at the White House when asked by an AFP reporter if a US export ban was now off the table.
Trump added: "I asked for it. Europe has a lot of diesel and they're going to be making a major world contribution — and so are we.
"And we're not going to be doing the export ban, we're going to be doing what we're supposed to do."
Trump had first said he backed a diesel export ban — which would have cut prices for US consumers but put pressure on supplies elsewhere around the world — on September 22.
He said as recently as Thursday that the United States was still considering the idea as his administration put pressure on Europe to tap its supplies.
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