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Trump claims consumers are being ‘gouged’ by gas companies and orders DOJ price probe, as Bessent warns U.S. must avoid ‘foreign chokepoints’
President Trump ordered a Department of Justice probe into gasoline pricing, claiming consumers are being 'gouged' despite falling oil prices. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent highlighted concerns about U.S. reliance on foreign oil supply chains, as tensions in the Middle East disrupt shipments through the Strait of Hormuz.
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