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Trump Uses Defense Production Act to Direct Funding for Refining Capacity
What happened
President Trump invoked the Defense Production Act to direct the Pentagon to allocate funding toward increasing domestic oil refining capacity. According to the president, the Department of Defense will release $150 million for this purpose. The move comes as Texas continues to operate under an extended EPA emergency diesel waiver.
Side by side
No outlet on this side covered it — which is the blind spot above.
Reuters leads with the "Cold War-era Defense Production Act" framing and focuses on both "oil production" and "refining" as the targets of the directive.
- RTRTrump invokes Cold War-era Defense Production Act for oil production, refiningReuters · Center · link via Google News
Right-leaning outlets emphasize the goal of expanding capacity and reopening facilities. Newsmax refers to the "War Department" rather than Pentagon. The Daily Caller highlights that lost refining capacity "cannot replace" what has been lost and quotes the energy chief wanting to reopen "every refinery we can." Coverage also prominently features the ongoing "fuel supply crisis" and emergency waiver extension.
- JTNTrump says he has directed Pentagon to use Cold War era Defense Production Act for oil productionJust the News · Lean Right
- JTNTrump says he has directed Pentagon to use Cold War era Defense Production Act for oil productionJust the News · Lean Right
- DCTrump Wants More Gas And Diesel Made At Home, And He’s Paying $150 Million To Make It HappenThe Daily Caller · Right
- NMXTrump Taps War Department to Expand US Oil CapacityNewsmax · Right · link via Google News
- DCEPA Extends Emergency Diesel Waiver For Texas As Fuel Supply Crisis Drags OnThe Daily Caller · Right
- DCTrump’s Energy Chief Wants To Reopen ‘Every Refinery We Can’ To Make More FuelThe Daily Caller · Right
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