Bacon: Trump Russia Diesel Deal 'Morally Wrong' — SkimNews
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- Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) slammed President Trump's diesel deal with Russia in a post on X, calling it 'morally wrong' amid rising U.S. energy costs.
- Bacon cited his claim that '70% of Americans support Ukraine' as part of his argument against the deal.
- Bacon said the arrangement 'props up Putin's war economy,' asserting Russia uses that money to 'bomb cities.'
- The Trump-Russia diesel deal surfaced during a period of increasing energy costs for American consumers, per the source.
- Putin's Russia, in Bacon's framing, is directly funded by U.S. diesel purchases that enable continued strikes on Ukrainian civilian targets.
Why it matters: A House Republican publicly rebuking the president's Russia deal puts daylight between GOP members and the administration on energy-foreign policy. Bacon connected rising U.S. energy costs to 'Putin's war economy,' arguing the diesel arrangement financially underwrites Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities while Americans pay more at home.
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