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Donald Trump: “We have a lack of refineries because of the war, having to do mostly with diesel.”

Featuring: Donald Trump, Republican | President of the United States | National

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Trump Asked If He's Spoken To Russian Refineries Following Oil Crisis

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We have, and I think they're slowing it down, but they are causing a lot of problem, the lack of refineries and the problem. We have tremendous amounts of oil coming out of the hormones rate. We have that so good. But We have a lack of refineries because of the war, having to do mostly with diesel. (00:34–00:40)

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Asserts that the war is causing a shortage of refineries, particularly affecting diesel production.

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