# Trump Ramps Up Pressure on Squeezed Refiners to Ease Pump Prices

https://mins.news/en/item/41193

- Bloomberg News, 2026-09-02 01:00 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-01/trump-ramps-up-pressure-on-squeezed-refiners-to-ease-pump-prices?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a97752dfb274f000180fab8

> President Donald Trump urged U.S. oil refiners at a closed-door meeting Tuesday to increase domestic gasoline and diesel production. He is confronting high prices and growing cost-of-living concerns ahead of November’s midterm elections.

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