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Trump’s claims that oil was higher under Biden and prices are falling don’t hold

Brent closed at $109.51 on Sept 9. Oil beat that on 72 of Biden’s 1,011 trading days. Core prices, energy already excluded, are up 1.83 percent since January.

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Trump’s Gas Price Post: Six of Seven Claims Fail the Numbers

WTI crude settled at $70.56 on June 29, not $68; gas prices had already fallen 53 cents/gallon in one month; $2.50/gallon is mathematically impossible at current crude costs; no federal price…

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