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[–] smeg 23 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

He did it because it helps fund Russia's war efforts. The US lifted sanctions on countries buying Russian oil.

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, that's more likely than trying to distracting from Epstein.

[–] Alwaysnownevernotme@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They aren't mutually exclusive.

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, plus it’s all part of flooding the zone. Everything distracts so nothing stays in the news.

[–] MyBrainHurts@piefed.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago

I'm not sure what would stop him from doing that earlier though?

It's trump, he'd just tell his base it was a step in stopping a tenth war or whatever number he's claiming nowadays, and that he's lowering American gas prices.