Former president Donald Trump’s recent claim that his administration “built up” US strategic petroleum reserves that were “virtually empty” for a half-century is a complete falsehood, according to US Department of Energy records.
Mr Trump, who was banned from Twitter and most social media platforms after inciting a mob of his supporters to attack the US Capitol on 6 January 2021, issued a statement on Thursday through his political action committee complaining about Biden administration plans to release oil from US reserves in a bid to alleviate high prices brought about by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
