Are we getting a diesel export ban? Time will tell.

President Donald Trump endorsed the idea Sept. 22, telling a reporter that America should “not send out the diesel.” Energy Secretary Chris Wright pushed back the next day: “The blunt tool of banning diesel exports definitely doesn’t work.” Republicans are divided, while Democrats anticipate the political rewards of rising fuel costs.

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