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riversedge

(82,611 posts)
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 01:56 PM 21 hrs ago

Prices already spiking at Trump's mysterious gas stations that promised cheap fuel

Source: msn.com


Story by Frank Landymore • 3h •


Liberty-loving patriots who got themselves amped up about president Trump’s new gas stations are in for a rude surprise.

When the White House announced the “Freedom Fuel” network last week, it bragged that the price at the pump would be just $3.47 per gallon — in honor, of course, of “our 47th president.”


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Unless Trump is planning to be president again four decades from now, we’d say this attempt to glorify himself has missed the mark.

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“The prices at the gas stations will fluctuate — possibly coming down even further — depending on the market and the location,” the representative told CBS News.........................................


Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/prices-already-spiking-at-trump-s-mysterious-gas-stations-that-promised-cheap-fuel/ar-AA283vbT?cvid=6a5915a9100b452ab6d34e57f62b22b1&ei=47&cvpid=6a591641f22c46478676c7fb49de52ea






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Prices already spiking at Trump's mysterious gas stations that promised cheap fuel (Original Post) riversedge 21 hrs ago OP
This is essentially a political contribution Prairie Gates 21 hrs ago #1
*Everything* he touches . . . Journeyman 20 hrs ago #2
Cheap fuel doesn't mean less expensive fuel. Probabbly just lower quality using Reflecting Pool algae Wonder Why 19 hrs ago #3
I bet his pumps are rigged Blue Owl 19 hrs ago #4
Where there's Trump there's fraud. Martin68 18 hrs ago #5

Prairie Gates

(8,839 posts)
1. This is essentially a political contribution
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 02:21 PM
21 hrs ago

They're taking deliberate losses to favor Trump. They then raise the price to recoup some but not all of the loss. But essentially, they have found a novel way of "contributing" to the Trump "campaign."

The owners of these stations are just pro-Trump business people who have decided to take losses in order to promote Trump's brand. This may be illegal even under our currently lax election laws, but it certainly should be if it isn't.

If either of the owners of those fraudulent scheme receive anything in return from the federal government, these will be obvious bribes. The next Dem administration should look into prosecution.

Wonder Why

(7,600 posts)
3. Cheap fuel doesn't mean less expensive fuel. Probabbly just lower quality using Reflecting Pool algae
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 03:49 PM
19 hrs ago

Blue Owl

(60,347 posts)
4. I bet his pumps are rigged
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 04:05 PM
19 hrs ago

When someone starts pumping, the price reads $2.29/gallon. Once the petrol starts flowing, it jumps up to $4.99/gallon. Gotchya, suckers! Score another one for Diarrhea Donny’s Gas Hole….

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