Five House Republicans press Trump to scrap Russian diesel purchase
Republican Rep. Mike Lawler of New York says he will not support the arrangement, arguing no U.S. money should reach Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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What happened
Five House Republicans, including Don Bacon and Brian Fitzpatrick, signed a letter urging President Trump to cancel the diesel deal he announced last week and impose sanctions on Russia. Rep. Mike Lawler said he does not support the deal, saying not one penny from the U.S. should go to Putin. The agreement covers 300,000 tons of diesel.
Why it matters
A prominent House Republican warned that Trump's legislative agenda could be dead in the lame-duck session unless he reverses course on Ukraine.
Timeline
- Oct 15, 3:57 PM ET: Five House Republicans signed a letter urging Trump to cancel the Russian diesel deal and impose sanctions.
- Oct 15, 9:54 PM ET: Rep. Mike Lawler said he does not support the deal and that no U.S. money should go to Putin.
Coverage
- GOP’s Lawler breaks with Trump on deal to buy diesel from Russia (CNN)
- 5 GOP House members join letter urging Trump to cancel Russia diesel deal, up sanctions (The Hill)
- Trump’s Diesel Deal Matters More to Moscow than the Market (Dr. Yunis Gurbanov)
- GOP rep warns that Trump’s agenda is ‘dead’ unless he reverses course on Ukraine (The Hill)
- Trump's Russia Diesel Deal Won't Lower Prices (Foreign Policy)
- Mike Pence group urges Trump to reverse Russia diesel plan (The Hill)
- Surprise Russia diesel deal spurned by growing number of GOP senators (The Hill)
- Political fallout from Trump’s Russian diesel deal overshadows price impact (Yahoo News)
- Hinson breaks with Trump on Russia diesel deal (The Hill)
- Senators Urge Trump to Reverse Diesel Deal With Putin (The New York Times)
- Trump's diesel deal with Putin draws bipartisan criticism from a frustrated Congress (PBS)
- Bipartisan chorus to Trump: Undo Russian diesel deal (Roll Call)
- Trump on Russia, Ukraine attacks: ‘They’re both a little off’ (The Hill)
- GOP senators condemn Trump’s Russia diesel deal as ‘betrayal of our allies’ (The Hill)
- Political cartoons for October 13 (The Week)
- Trump picks fight with GOP senators over Russia diesel deal (The Hill)
- Trump\'s diesel deal with Putin draws criticism from a frustrated Congress (lancasteronline.com)
- US-Russia diesel deal ‘may be illegal’ under sanctions, political analyst says (Fox News)
- Trump takes out political frustrations on Zelensky, Ukraine (Yahoo News)
- How Donald Trump Just Became America’s Biggest Traitor: Political Guru David Rothkopf (Yahoo News)
- Trump Finds a New Scapegoat (The Atlantic)
- Trump stands by Russia diesel plan despite backlash: 'I made the right choice' (ABC News)
- Zelensky unleashes on Trump as Russia diesel deal rallies Ukraine’s supporters (The Hill)
- Trump's Russia deal leaves GOP candidates with a Putin problem (Axios)
- Bipartisan lawmakers criticize Trump's diesel deal with Russia (Spectrum News)
- Trump’s Russia deal draws GOP heat as midterm picture for Republicans gets bleak: Live discussion (The Hill)
- Bacon: Trump oil deal with Putin ‘morally wrong’ (The Hill)
- Trump’s cost-of-living politics just rescued Putin’s war chest (lowyinstitute.org)
- Lawmakers in bipartisan statement push back on Trump over Russian oil (The Hill)
- Trump’s US-Russia diesel deal draws bipartisan criticism (CNN)
- Tillis says Trump’s Russia deal ‘is tarnishing Lindsey Graham’s efforts’ at sanctions (The Hill)
- Bipartisan group of senators calls on Trump to 'reverse course' on Russian diesel plan (PBS)
- Backlash grows against Russia diesel deal as Trump claims Ukraine energy ceasefire (The Hill)
- Massie backs Trump’s diesel deal with Russia in rare move (The Hill)
- Six senators call for Trump administration to 'immediately reverse course' on Russian diesel plan (wsls.com)
- Some Republicans reject Trump’s move to import diesel fuel from Russia (inquirer.com)
- Zelensky says US-Russia diesel deal is a ‘birthday gift’ to Putin to ‘kill us, kill our children’ (The Hill)
- Politics chat: Trump announces fuel deal with Russia. What does it mean for sanctions? (NPR)
- UK does not support Trump's Russia diesel deal, says Streeting (BBC)
- Kyiv pushes back on Trump’s call for a new Ukrainian president as drones hit Russian data hub (The Hill)
- GOP lawmakers reject U.S.-Russia diesel deal, Trump’s Zelensky comments (The Hill)
- Bipartisan bill barring U.S. purchase of Russian oil on the horizon: Fitzpatrick (The Hill)
- Sunday shows preview: Trump admin’s Russia deal, public execution plan spark pre-midterm backlash (The Hill)
- Trump calls for Ukraine to replace Zelenskyy after clash over Russia diesel deal: 'Get a new president' (Fox News)
- Trump rips Zelensky amid Russia diesel deal feud: ‘I suggest they get a new leader’ (The Hill)
- Democrats explode over Trump’s Russia diesel deal (The Hill)
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