{"id":672102,"date":"2026-09-21T17:20:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T17:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=672102"},"modified":"2026-09-21T17:20:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T17:20:52","slug":"grassley-has-an-unusual-idea-for-bringing-diesel-prices-down-trump-isnt-sold-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=672102","title":{"rendered":"Grassley has an unusual idea for bringing diesel prices down \u2014 Trump isn\u2019t sold yet"},"content":{"rendered":"
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U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, has a suggestion for President Donald Trump as Americans deal with rising diesel prices.<\/p>\n

In a social media post on Saturday, Grassley proposed imposing an embargo on diesel exports as a means to help farmers who are struggling with such a steep increase in prices.<\/p>\n

Look:<\/p>\n

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W diesel $6.57 in Iowa why doesn\u2019t Pres Trump put an embargo on diesel exports like presidents in the 70s put embargoes on ag products bc food prices were inflated. High diesel prices ARE KILLING FARMERS INCOME #cornwatch<\/a> #soybeanwatch<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Chuck Grassley (@ChuckGrassley) September 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cW[ith] diesel $6.57 in Iowa, why doesn\u2019t Pres Trump put an embargo on diesel exports like presidents in the 70s put embargoes on ag products [because] food prices were inflated. High diesel prices ARE KILLING FARMERS INCOME,\u201d the senator wrote.<\/p>\n

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If our govt can embargo chips to China it can embargo diesel to help American farmers & truckers We need our family farmers who feed&fuel the world 2b on the strongest footing possible no matter what\u2019s happening across the globe<\/p>\n

COMMON SENSE AMERICA FIRST<\/p>\n

\u2014 Chuck Grassley (@ChuckGrassley) September 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cIf our govt can embargo chips to China it can embargo diesel to help American farmers & truckers. We need our family farmers who feed & fuel the world [to be] on the strongest footing possible no matter what\u2019s happening across the globe,\u201d he wrote in a follow-up post on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Those who rely on diesel to fuel the American food supply are currently facing an average price of $6.51\/gal, according to AAA<\/a>. This is nearly double last year\u2019s price of $3.70, with the national average price rising 40 cents just this last week. This is bad news for Republicans, who currently hold the congressional majority as well as the White House, as voters prepare to head to the polls for the midterms.<\/p>\n

Trump has blamed the Russia-Ukraine war for the rise in fuel prices, but others credit the Iran War and the battle over the Strait of Hormuz for the pain at the pump.<\/p>\n

X users reacted to the suggestion:<\/p>\n

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Have you tried calling your senator?<\/p>\n

\u2014 Scoooooooter from Michigan (@3rdDownDraws) September 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Respectfully, sir, I have done research on this and it potentially backfire, driving up domestic cost. Have your staff do the research Sir. Thank you.<\/p>\n

\u2014 JT (@JohnTCross2) September 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Why don\u2019t you pick up the phone and ask Trump instead of posting about it?<\/p>\n

\u2014 LynyrdsMom (@Lynyrds_Mom) September 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Why hasn\u2019t Trump? Doesn\u2019t Congress have this ability? Why haven\u2019t you proposed a bill to end diesel exports? You politicians love to post on social median \u201cWhy hasn\u2019t Trump\u2026?\u201d like it\u2019s not something you should be doing yourselves.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Someone Important (@justimportant2) September 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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This would have all kinds of downstream effects that would make things much worse in the long run.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Mr. Yellow \"\ud83c\udd70\" (@Gamboleer) September 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, has a suggestion for President Donald Trump as Americans deal with rising diesel prices. In a social media post on Saturday, Grassley proposed imposing an embargo on diesel exports as a means to help farmers who are struggling with such a steep increase in prices. Look: W diesel $6.57 in… Continue reading Grassley has an unusual idea for bringing diesel prices down \u2014 Trump isn\u2019t sold yet<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[17,22,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-672102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-border-security","category-immigration","category-immigration-reform","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/672102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=672102"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/672102\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=672102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=672102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=672102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}