Will Trump’s Russia Diesel Deal Save The Midterms?

by | Oct 12, 2026

Just a week or so after signing the “Lindsey Graham Sanctions Bill” on Russia, President Trump has made a sanctions-busting deal with Russia to purchase diesel. Despite claims that he “won the war” against Iran, fuel prices in the US continue to soar, likely ensuring a Republican loss in the midterm elections next month.

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  • Daniel McAdams

    Executive Director of the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity and co-Producer/co-Host, Ron Paul Liberty Report. Daniel served as the foreign affairs, civil liberties, and defense/intel policy advisor to U.S. Congressman Ron Paul, MD (R-Texas) from 2001 until Dr. Paul’s retirement at the end of 2012. From 1993-1999 he worked as a journalist based in Budapest, Hungary, and traveled through the former communist bloc as a human rights monitor and election observer.

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