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Trump to ease tax-exempt diesel rules ahead of elections

Executive order aims to lower fuel prices ahead of November midterms.

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Trump to issue order expanding access to tax-exempt diesel fuel, sources say

What this story says

  • US President Donald Trump is preparing an executive order to expand access to tax-exempt diesel fuel.
  • The plan involves easing restrictions on 'red diesel', which is typically for off-road purposes.
  • The announcement is expected on Monday, ahead of the November midterm elections.
  • High diesel prices, which reached a record high last month, are a concern for the Trump administration.

Who covered it

Left 0%(0)Centre 42%(5)Right 58%(7)

Percentages are shares of the 12 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 11 of the 23 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

42/100

Craft

59/100

Hype

41/100

23 sources · methodology

Thin on the left so far

None of the 12 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.

This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.

US President Donald Trump is preparing an executive order to expand access to tax-exempt diesel fuel, according to sources familiar with the matter. The plan involves easing restrictions on the use of 'red diesel', a type of fuel typically designated for off-road purposes and exempt from federal tax. The announcement is anticipated on Monday, shortly before the November midterm elections.

High diesel prices have become a significant concern for the Trump administration. Diesel fuel reached a record high last month, impacting various sectors including agriculture and shipping, and contributing to higher consumer goods prices. The administration has been seeking ways to lower these costs.

Disagreement on blame for high prices

While the core of the plan is consistent across reports, there is a divergence in how blame for high fuel prices is attributed. Reformatorisch Dagblad reported that Trump blamed Democrats and Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries for the elevated prices. Other reports do not include this attribution.

What the coverage left out

None of the centre or right-rated reports mentioned the specific figure of $6.50 a gallon for the record high diesel price that ARY News reported. Additionally, the centre-rated reports did not include the specific attributions of blame for high fuel prices to Democrats and Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries, which was present in the right-rated Reformatorisch Dagblad report.

Tags:#DonaldTrump#DieselPrices#ExecutiveOrder#MidtermElections#EnergyPolicy

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How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

0 rated outlets

No outlet rated left has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.

Centre

5 rated outlets

  • The centre-rated reports focused on the impending executive order and its purpose. WTVB and Transport Topics highlighted that the order would expand access to tax-exempt diesel fuel, with Transport Topics specifying that this fuel is usually used for off-road purposes and exempt from the federal excise tax of 24 cents a gallon. Portfolio noted the timing, stating the move comes four weeks before the election and is a response to diesel prices.

Right

7 rated outlets

  • Right-rated outlets reported that Donald Trump planned to issue an executive order to expand access to tax-exempt diesel fuel. This order was expected to be unveiled on a Monday, according to sources cited by ARY News and the Times of India.
  • The order would likely loosen restrictions on red-dyed diesel, which is used in agriculture and by some off-road vehicles, according to ARY News and Reformatorisch Dagblad. Zero Hedge stated the plan would ease costs for industrial fuel amid a global refining crisis.
  • Reformatorisch Dagblad reported that the measure was intended to lower diesel prices ahead of the November midterm elections. This outlet also noted that diesel prices had reached a record high the previous month, impacting the wider economy.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Trump to ease tax-exempt diesel rules ahead of elections?
Of the 12 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 42% are rated centre, 58% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 23. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is Trump to ease tax-exempt diesel rules ahead of elections left or right?
Neither side dominates it. Of the 12 rated outlets on this story, 0% are rated left, 42% are rated centre, 58% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
Is the coverage of Trump to ease tax-exempt diesel rules ahead of elections biased?
Trump to ease tax-exempt diesel rules ahead of elections is one event reported by 23 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
Which side is not reporting Trump to ease tax-exempt diesel rules ahead of elections?
When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
Which outlets covered Trump to ease tax-exempt diesel rules ahead of elections?
23 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
What is Donald Trump planning to do about diesel prices?
Donald Trump is preparing to issue an executive order that will expand access to tax-exempt diesel fuel. This plan involves easing restrictions on the use of 'red diesel', which is typically used for off-road purposes and is exempt from federal tax.
When is this announcement expected?
The announcement of the executive order is expected on Monday. This timing places it shortly before the November midterm elections in the United States.
Why is the Trump administration focused on diesel prices?
High diesel prices have become a significant concern for the Trump administration. Diesel fuel reached a record high last month, impacting various sectors of the economy and contributing to higher consumer goods prices, making it a key issue ahead of the elections.

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