October 7, 2026 -

Trump’s Red-Dyed Mirage: A Pre-Election Tax Trick That Adds Not One Gallon of Diesel

Signed on a rally stage four weeks before the midterms, the President’s diesel order postpones a 24.4-cent tax, leaves state taxes untouched, and invites truckers to compete with farmers for off-road fuel in the middle of harvest. It does nothing about the war, the refinery squeeze, and the policy chaos that drove diesel to records in the first place.

“A Small Price to Pay”: The President Who Offered Up Two American Cities

Defending a war Congress never authorized, Donald Trump told a cheering Nebraska crowd that Iran could “take out” Los Angeles and San Diego — and called the cost “very small.” The White House says he was misunderstood. Even on its own terms, the explanation reveals a commander in chief who treats American lives as a talking point, rejects peace offers, and answers to a Republican Congress that will not answer back.

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