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Donald Trump: “Last week, at my request, European nations agreed to release massive amounts of diesel fuel from their…”

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Do you know California has a lot of oil underground? They don't want to get it. And California has refineries that they close up. And they close up their refineries. They're crazy, okay? They're crazy. Last week, at my request, European nations agreed to release massive amounts of diesel fuel from their reserves. They have tremendous diesel fuel. Diesel is a big thing over there. We have a good relationship and they're releasing it as we speak. Prices are all going down. (00:37–00:45)

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