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Trump Blames Ukraine—Not His Iran War—for Our Skyrocketing Fuel Prices

President Donald Trump keeps pointing the finger at everyone for surging fuel prices but himself. Over the weekend, he once again blamed Ukraine, asserting that the country’s retaliatory airstrikes on Russia’s oil refineries were causing prices to spike. Now Trump is urging Ukraine to scrap its leader. “I suggest they get a new leader who […]

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