President Donald Trump drew the ire of lawmakers on both sides of the aisle this weekend when he struck a deal for diesel with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin. Trump announced Friday, October 9, that Putin had agreed to supply millions of tons of diesel to global markets, arguing it would help drop fuel prices ahead of the midterms. The backlash was fast and fierce – and bipartisan. On Sunday, seven senators of the Foreign Relations Committee condemned the deal. A day earlier, a Republican representative in the House proposed a bill to forbid it.
Trump’s Diesel Deal
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