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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Brian Slodysko,Michael Biesecker and Josh Boak

The men behind Trump's $3.47 gas: An NFL coach, a GOP fundraiser and two New Jersey brothers

Freedom Fuel - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

President Donald Trump and his White House have enthusiastically promoted the Freedom Fuel Network, a chain of star-spangled convenience stores selling gas at $3.47 per gallon in honor of the 47th president.

Untangling exactly who is behind the Philadelphia-area venture has proven difficult. Records indicate the chain, which was launched last month, is run by a disparate collection of businessmen that includes an NFL kicking coach, a GOP fundraiser and a New Jersey entrepreneur who this year was ordered, along with his brother, to pay civil damages for unlawfully taking more than 200,000 gallons of fuel.

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