POO NEWS: Trump Is Buying Diesel From Putin While America Exports Its Own. What a Complete Shitshow.
The Russian Diesel Deal, MAGA Political Theater, and the President Who Seems More Concerned About Putin's Wallet Than Ukraine's Survival
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Terry Loerch | October 10, 2026 | Poo News | We Cut Through the Crap.
I have seen some remarkably stupid political decisions in my lifetime, but Donald Trump has somehow managed to turn American energy policy into a giant, steaming pile of international bullshit. The man who has spent years screaming about American energy independence has now announced a diesel agreement with Vladimir Putin, the very dictator responsible for invading Ukraine and killing thousands of people. Meanwhile, the United States is one of the world's major producers and exporters of diesel and gasoline. We're selling our own fuel overseas while Americans are getting financially bent over at the pump, and Trump's brilliant solution is to make a deal that could put more money into Russia's economy. Somebody explain how the fuck this is supposed to be America First.
On October 9, Trump announced that Russia would immediately supply more than 300,000 metric tons of diesel to American and global markets, with additional shipments planned for November and beyond. His administration also temporarily eased sanctions designed to cut off the energy revenue Russia uses to finance its war. This is the same Russia that launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, bombed residential neighborhoods, destroyed civilian infrastructure, and continues attacking a sovereign country that has every right to defend itself. The president of the United States is now presenting increased Russian diesel sales as some kind of magnificent economic achievement. Magnificent for whom? Putin? Because the American consumer certainly hasn't been promised meaningful relief by the energy experts examining this deal.
Let's talk about the numbers, because numbers are particularly inconvenient when your entire political strategy depends on your audience refusing to look at them. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, America exported approximately 2.4 million barrels of major transportation fuels every single day during 2025. That included about 902,000 barrels of gasoline daily. Reuters reports that the United States exports roughly 1.5 million barrels of diesel per day. We are an enormous energy-producing nation, and yet Americans are paying close to $6.28 a gallon for diesel. Yes, energy markets are global, and simply stopping exports wouldn't magically solve refining limitations, distribution problems, or international pricing. But shouldn't the president be demanding transparency and meaningful consumer relief from our own energy industry before celebrating a financial arrangement with a government attacking our allies?
Now comes my favorite part of this enormous political turd. American oil companies are enjoying extraordinary profits while ordinary Americans are wondering whether they can afford to fill their tanks and buy groceries. Chevron reported $12.1 billion in earnings for the second quarter of 2026, its biggest quarterly profit ever. ExxonMobil reported another $14.5 billion during the same quarter. That's $26.6 billion between just two companies in three months. Not three years. Three fucking months. Meanwhile, families, truckers, farmers, and small businesses are paying increasingly painful fuel bills. Higher diesel costs make transporting everything more expensive, which means consumers ultimately get screwed at the pump, at the grocery store, and practically everywhere else.
Of course, Trump would prefer that Americans ignore another rather significant detail. The ongoing U.S. war with Iran has severely disrupted global energy supplies, helping drive diesel prices upward. Reuters reported that American diesel prices had risen approximately 70% since the United States and Israel launched the war against Iran on February 28. Instead of accepting the economic consequences of his administration's decisions, Trump has now started blaming Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for high diesel prices because Ukraine has been attacking Russian energy infrastructure. Apparently, in Trump's upside-down political universe, the country defending itself from invasion is the problem, not the dictator who started the fucking war.
On October 10, Trump even suggested that Ukraine should replace Zelenskyy with somebody willing to make a deal with Russia. Imagine the absolute arrogance required to tell a country fighting for its survival that its democratically elected leadership should be replaced because defending itself is interfering with your diesel prices. Russia invaded Ukraine. Ukraine did not invade Russia. Putin could end this war by withdrawing Russian forces. Instead, Trump seems increasingly comfortable placing pressure on the victim while finding new economic opportunities for the aggressor. This is not what I consider strong American leadership. It's a foreign-policy circus, and Putin seems to have a better seat than most of our allies.
While all of this political theater was unfolding, Russian attacks killed at least 20 people, including three children, in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region on October 10, according to Ukrainian officials cited by the Associated Press. Think about that for a moment. Children were being pulled from the rubble of buildings destroyed by Russian bombs while America's president was promoting an arrangement that could strengthen Russia's finances. Ukrainian officials have warned that additional energy revenue can help fund missiles, drones, weapons production, and the continuation of the war. Even Republican lawmakers have criticized the agreement. Representative Brian Fitzpatrick announced an effort to block Russian oil purchases, while Representative Don Bacon argued that America should be tightening sanctions rather than rewarding Putin.
But here comes the part that makes this whole situation particularly disgusting: the MAGA political theater. Trump could announce that he's purchasing American flags manufactured in Moscow, paying Putin to deliver them, and then charging American taxpayers a patriotic handling fee, and I genuinely believe some of his most devoted followers would call it the greatest trade agreement in human history. These are the same people who spent years shouting about communists, socialism, America First, freedom, patriotism, and the supposed weakness of anyone who dared challenge a foreign dictator. Now their political idol is making energy deals with Putin, and suddenly we're supposed to applaud like trained seals at a fucking circus.
This is the epitome of political stupidity. I'm not suggesting that everyone who voted Republican lacks intelligence. I'm talking about those devoted MAGA followers who have abandoned every standard they previously claimed to defend simply because Trump is the one breaking it. If a Democratic president announced a major diesel arrangement with Russia while Russian bombs were killing Ukrainian children, imagine the absolute shitstorm coming from conservative television, social media, and Congress. They would be screaming about treason, demanding investigations, and wrapping themselves in American flags so tightly they'd need emergency assistance getting out. But when Trump does it, they call it genius. That's not political principle. That's a personality cult with a red hat and a serious shortage of independent thought.
For years, MAGA has thrown the word communist at virtually anyone who supports healthcare, education, environmental protections, or policies they don't understand. Now their own leader is easing economic pressure on Vladimir Putin's authoritarian government, and somehow they don't see the contradiction. For the record, modern Russia isn't a communist state, and Trump isn't literally a communist. What we're witnessing is something more accurately described as authoritarian accommodation and political hypocrisy. But if MAGA insists on calling its opponents communist sympathizers for supporting ordinary Americans, perhaps its members should explain why they are so willing to excuse their leader's economic cooperation with Putin.
This is also where I believe the word betrayal deserves serious consideration. Treason has a specific legal definition, and political decisions I find reprehensible do not automatically constitute that crime. But there is a meaningful difference between a prosecutable act of treason and a president betraying the values his country claims to represent. Supporting a deal that could financially benefit an invading government while publicly criticizing the country struggling to survive its attacks looks, to me, like a betrayal of America's commitments to sovereignty, democracy, and the rule of law. I don't need a court to tell me I find this conduct disgraceful.
The final insult is that energy analysts don't even expect Trump's Russian diesel arrangement to produce substantial, lasting savings for American consumers. The Associated Press reported that experts believe the agreement largely shifts existing global diesel supplies around rather than meaningfully increasing worldwide availability. Russia, on the other hand, could benefit from the additional revenue and sanctions relief. So what exactly are Americans getting out of this? A press release? Another Trump victory speech? A temporary market reaction that his supporters can celebrate while the rest of us continue paying inflated prices? If the purpose of this arrangement was serious economic relief, the administration should demonstrate where the savings will come from and how American households will benefit.
I support Ukraine because Russia invaded its territory, not because Ukraine is perfect or because I believe the United States should fund an endless war without oversight. Supporting Ukraine means recognizing that allowing powerful countries to conquer smaller neighbors through violence establishes a dangerous precedent for the entire world. American assistance should be accountable, diplomatically focused, and directed toward preserving Ukrainian independence and achieving a durable peace. Rewarding Russia economically while demanding greater concessions from Ukraine is a deeply questionable way to accomplish any of those objectives.
At some point, Americans need to stop treating the presidency like a reality television show where every ridiculous announcement deserves a standing ovation. We have American companies producing and exporting enormous amounts of fuel, major oil corporations reporting extraordinary profits, consumers struggling with soaring costs, and a president celebrating a diesel arrangement with a dictator whose military continues killing Ukrainian civilians. Meanwhile, his most loyal supporters are cheering without asking the most basic questions about whose interests are being served.
My question to Donald Trump is simple: If America is supposedly first, why does Putin keep ending up in such a favorable position?
The United States deserves an energy policy that benefits American families, protects our economic interests, and doesn't undermine our own sanctions against an invading government. Ukraine deserves the right to defend its sovereignty without being blamed for the financial consequences of resisting Russian aggression. American voters deserve facts instead of another carefully staged performance designed to make one politician look like a genius.
As for Trump and the MAGA followers applauding this latest spectacle, patriotism isn't measured by how loudly you scream America First. It's measured by whether your actions actually put America's principles and interests first.
Right now, this entire administration's Russian diesel performance looks like a giant political toilet overflowing with hypocrisy, corporate profits, and authoritarian ass-kissing.
And once again, the American public is being handed the fucking plunger.
Poo News. We cut through the crap, because somebody needs to tell Americans what's actually floating in the bowl.
I have seen some remarkably stupid political decisions in my lifetime, but Donald Trump has somehow managed to turn American energy policy into a giant, steaming pile of international bullshit. The man who has spent years screaming about American energy independence has now announced a diesel agreement with Vladimir Putin, the very dictator responsible for invading Ukraine and killing thousands of people. Meanwhile, the United States is one of the world's major producers and exporters of diesel and gasoline. We're selling our own fuel overseas while Americans are getting financially bent over at the pump, and Trump's brilliant solution is to make a deal that could put more money into Russia's economy. Somebody explain how the fuck this is supposed to be America First.
On October 9, Trump announced that Russia would immediately supply more than 300,000 metric tons of diesel to American and global markets, with additional shipments planned for November and beyond. His administration also temporarily eased sanctions designed to cut off the energy revenue Russia uses to finance its war. This is the same Russia that launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, bombed residential neighborhoods, destroyed civilian infrastructure, and continues attacking a sovereign country that has every right to defend itself. The president of the United States is now presenting increased Russian diesel sales as some kind of magnificent economic achievement. Magnificent for whom? Putin? Because the American consumer certainly hasn't been promised meaningful relief by the energy experts examining this deal.
Let's talk about the numbers, because numbers are particularly inconvenient when your entire political strategy depends on your audience refusing to look at them. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, America exported approximately 2.4 million barrels of major transportation fuels every single day during 2025. That included about 902,000 barrels of gasoline daily. Reuters reports that the United States exports roughly 1.5 million barrels of diesel per day. We are an enormous energy-producing nation, and yet Americans are paying close to $6.28 a gallon for diesel. Yes, energy markets are global, and simply stopping exports wouldn't magically solve refining limitations, distribution problems, or international pricing. But shouldn't the president be demanding transparency and meaningful consumer relief from our own energy industry before celebrating a financial arrangement with a government attacking our allies?
Now comes my favorite part of this enormous political turd. American oil companies are enjoying extraordinary profits while ordinary Americans are wondering whether they can afford to fill their tanks and buy groceries. Chevron reported $12.1 billion in earnings for the second quarter of 2026, its biggest quarterly profit ever. ExxonMobil reported another $14.5 billion during the same quarter. That's $26.6 billion between just two companies in three months. Not three years. Three fucking months. Meanwhile, families, truckers, farmers, and small businesses are paying increasingly painful fuel bills. Higher diesel costs make transporting everything more expensive, which means consumers ultimately get screwed at the pump, at the grocery store, and practically everywhere else.
Of course, Trump would prefer that Americans ignore another rather significant detail. The ongoing U.S. war with Iran has severely disrupted global energy supplies, helping drive diesel prices upward. Reuters reported that American diesel prices had risen approximately 70% since the United States and Israel launched the war against Iran on February 28. Instead of accepting the economic consequences of his administration's decisions, Trump has now started blaming Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for high diesel prices because Ukraine has been attacking Russian energy infrastructure. Apparently, in Trump's upside-down political universe, the country defending itself from invasion is the problem, not the dictator who started the fucking war.
On October 10, Trump even suggested that Ukraine should replace Zelenskyy with somebody willing to make a deal with Russia. Imagine the absolute arrogance required to tell a country fighting for its survival that its democratically elected leadership should be replaced because defending itself is interfering with your diesel prices. Russia invaded Ukraine. Ukraine did not invade Russia. Putin could end this war by withdrawing Russian forces. Instead, Trump seems increasingly comfortable placing pressure on the victim while finding new economic opportunities for the aggressor. This is not what I consider strong American leadership. It's a foreign-policy circus, and Putin seems to have a better seat than most of our allies.
While all of this political theater was unfolding, Russian attacks killed at least 20 people, including three children, in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region on October 10, according to Ukrainian officials cited by the Associated Press. Think about that for a moment. Children were being pulled from the rubble of buildings destroyed by Russian bombs while America's president was promoting an arrangement that could strengthen Russia's finances. Ukrainian officials have warned that additional energy revenue can help fund missiles, drones, weapons production, and the continuation of the war. Even Republican lawmakers have criticized the agreement. Representative Brian Fitzpatrick announced an effort to block Russian oil purchases, while Representative Don Bacon argued that America should be tightening sanctions rather than rewarding Putin.
But here comes the part that makes this whole situation particularly disgusting: the MAGA political theater. Trump could announce that he's purchasing American flags manufactured in Moscow, paying Putin to deliver them, and then charging American taxpayers a patriotic handling fee, and I genuinely believe some of his most devoted followers would call it the greatest trade agreement in human history. These are the same people who spent years shouting about communists, socialism, America First, freedom, patriotism, and the supposed weakness of anyone who dared challenge a foreign dictator. Now their political idol is making energy deals with Putin, and suddenly we're supposed to applaud like trained seals at a fucking circus.
This is the epitome of political stupidity. I'm not suggesting that everyone who voted Republican lacks intelligence. I'm talking about those devoted MAGA followers who have abandoned every standard they previously claimed to defend simply because Trump is the one breaking it. If a Democratic president announced a major diesel arrangement with Russia while Russian bombs were killing Ukrainian children, imagine the absolute shitstorm coming from conservative television, social media, and Congress. They would be screaming about treason, demanding investigations, and wrapping themselves in American flags so tightly they'd need emergency assistance getting out. But when Trump does it, they call it genius. That's not political principle. That's a personality cult with a red hat and a serious shortage of independent thought.
For years, MAGA has thrown the word communist at virtually anyone who supports healthcare, education, environmental protections, or policies they don't understand. Now their own leader is easing economic pressure on Vladimir Putin's authoritarian government, and somehow they don't see the contradiction. For the record, modern Russia isn't a communist state, and Trump isn't literally a communist. What we're witnessing is something more accurately described as authoritarian accommodation and political hypocrisy. But if MAGA insists on calling its opponents communist sympathizers for supporting ordinary Americans, perhaps its members should explain why they are so willing to excuse their leader's economic cooperation with Putin.
This is also where I believe the word betrayal deserves serious consideration. Treason has a specific legal definition, and political decisions I find reprehensible do not automatically constitute that crime. But there is a meaningful difference between a prosecutable act of treason and a president betraying the values his country claims to represent. Supporting a deal that could financially benefit an invading government while publicly criticizing the country struggling to survive its attacks looks, to me, like a betrayal of America's commitments to sovereignty, democracy, and the rule of law. I don't need a court to tell me I find this conduct disgraceful.
The final insult is that energy analysts don't even expect Trump's Russian diesel arrangement to produce substantial, lasting savings for American consumers. The Associated Press reported that experts believe the agreement largely shifts existing global diesel supplies around rather than meaningfully increasing worldwide availability. Russia, on the other hand, could benefit from the additional revenue and sanctions relief. So what exactly are Americans getting out of this? A press release? Another Trump victory speech? A temporary market reaction that his supporters can celebrate while the rest of us continue paying inflated prices? If the purpose of this arrangement was serious economic relief, the administration should demonstrate where the savings will come from and how American households will benefit.
I support Ukraine because Russia invaded its territory, not because Ukraine is perfect or because I believe the United States should fund an endless war without oversight. Supporting Ukraine means recognizing that allowing powerful countries to conquer smaller neighbors through violence establishes a dangerous precedent for the entire world. American assistance should be accountable, diplomatically focused, and directed toward preserving Ukrainian independence and achieving a durable peace. Rewarding Russia economically while demanding greater concessions from Ukraine is a deeply questionable way to accomplish any of those objectives.
At some point, Americans need to stop treating the presidency like a reality television show where every ridiculous announcement deserves a standing ovation. We have American companies producing and exporting enormous amounts of fuel, major oil corporations reporting extraordinary profits, consumers struggling with soaring costs, and a president celebrating a diesel arrangement with a dictator whose military continues killing Ukrainian civilians. Meanwhile, his most loyal supporters are cheering without asking the most basic questions about whose interests are being served.
My question to Donald Trump is simple: If America is supposedly first, why does Putin keep ending up in such a favorable position?
The United States deserves an energy policy that benefits American families, protects our economic interests, and doesn't undermine our own sanctions against an invading government. Ukraine deserves the right to defend its sovereignty without being blamed for the financial consequences of resisting Russian aggression. American voters deserve facts instead of another carefully staged performance designed to make one politician look like a genius.
As for Trump and the MAGA followers applauding this latest spectacle, patriotism isn't measured by how loudly you scream America First. It's measured by whether your actions actually put America's principles and interests first.
Right now, this entire administration's Russian diesel performance looks like a giant political toilet overflowing with hypocrisy, corporate profits, and authoritarian ass-kissing.
And once again, the American public is being handed the fucking plunger.
Poo News. We cut through the crap, because somebody needs to tell Americans what's actually floating in the bowl.