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    Yup, they published a list of 25 gas stations offering the lower prices and apparently none of them actually existed.

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    Imagine if Dems did this. They’d call it communism, lol. Central planning, price controls, etc.

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    The spokesperson said the Trump administration does not own, fund, or subsidize the business.

    I believe them because they are known to be very honest

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    The spokesperson said the Trump administration is not involved with the company and is not subsidizing the gas stations, adding that the stations can offer lower prices by reducing their profit margins.

    Yes, because famously gas stations make a ton of money on gas sales… pull someone else’s leg, mine is long enough already.

    “Thanks, Trump, for saving me some money,” said a customer based in Philadelphia, where the state average for a gallon of gasoline is $3.98.

    So which is true? If Trump and/or the government have nothing to do with it, then IDK, maybe thank whoever is choosing to take a loss selling gasoline below market price. If it is Trump and/or the government, then why is this company saying that it isn’t being subsidized?

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      The spokesperson said the Trump administration is not involved with the company

      Bullshit. These stations are in his pocket

      https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/freedom-fuel-gas-station-linked-181004904.html

      According to GasBuddy analyst Patrick De Haan, the “Freedom Fuel Network” was registered on June 23, 2026, to Corporation Trust Company, a registered agent that has previously been used by Trump-related entities.

      It wouldn’t surprise me if he managed to cut his buddies a sweet deal for Venezuelan oil, and this is how they are repaying him

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      They’ll sell at a loss to get the President to advertise for them on TV

      In a week they’ll be the same price, in a month they’ll be higher due to idiot tax.

      They want people to make their gas station their personality, and trumpets are dumb enough to do it.

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      the stations can offer lower prices by reducing their profit margins.

      Going out of business to own the libs.

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    So the Freedom Fuel Network, as a “private company” just decided to do this on their own? For the good of society? And happened to price a gallon at $3.47 for the president?

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    Since they’re MAGA, I’m just gonna assume the ratio of this fuel price to normal fuel prices is equal to the ratio of water added.

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    I wonder what the angle is on this scam.

    I suppose we’ll find out soon enough, when dumb MAGAts gleefully offer themselves as the guinea pigs.

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    i’d pay eighty-three dollars more per gallon, and fill up the tank, if… ya know…

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    Someone needs to replace the “Freedom Fuel” sign with a hammer and sickle, and “STATE-OWNED AUTOMOBILE FUEL COMPANY”

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    I don’t friggin buy it. This company is definitely getting kickbacks from the government somehow, and Trump is definitely getting a cut of it.