Trump endorses diesel export ban as GOP frets over high prices

Published September 22, 2026 3:21pm ET



President Donald Trump said he has called for a ban on diesel exports as his administration weighs options for curbing all-time high fuel prices driven by the conflicts in the Middle East and Europe.

“I’ve called for that too. I’ve said, let’s not send out the diesel,” Trump told reporters on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York.

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