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Is the US energy independent?

In the past decade, US domestic energy production has increased faster than any other time in history. This rapid growth has prompted government officials, including former President Donald Trump, to claim that the US is now energy independent.

But while it’s true the US now exports more energy than it imports, the nation still relies on foreign oil to some degree for the energy it needs.

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