Commentary Criticizes Reported Plan to Import Russian Diesel Under Trump

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NewsThe New York Times · Reason

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How the sides differ Left sources frame the diesel arrangement as a betrayal of democracy; alternative sources stress that it would violate federal law and the limits of presidential power.

Both outlets address a reported arrangement by President Trump to import or buy Russian diesel fuel, and both criticize it as a threat to democratic governance. The left-leaning source describes the deal as one more instance of the president selling out American democracy. The alternative source says the plan would violate federal law and argues that if congressional laws do not bind presidential actions, the country is no longer a democracy. The excerpts give no further details about the deal itself.

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Left NYThe New York TimesTrump’s Democracy-for-Diesel Deal Shames Us All

Presents the diesel arrangement as a moral and democratic failing, part of a broader pattern of the president selling out American democracy.

Alternative RReasonTrump's Plan To Buy Russian Diesel Would Violate Federal Law

Focuses on legality, saying the plan would break federal law and that exempting presidents from congressional statutes undermines democracy.

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