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House Majority Whip Tom Emmer is defending President Donald Trump\u2019s decision to bring Russian diesel to the United States.<\/p>\n
“It’s another example of our president thinking out of the box. You know, he’s listening to the American people,\u201d Emmer, R-Minn., told \u201cThis Week\u201d co-anchor Jonathan Karl.<\/p>\n
In an attempt to lower diesel prices ahead of the midterm elections, Trump announced a deal to lift sanctions on Russian oil, which marked a reversal in years of tension with Russia over the war with Ukraine. Many experts <\/a>say the plan is unlikely to have an effect on diesel prices in the U.S. but will benefit Russia.<\/p>\n Karl also pressed Emmer on the upcoming elections.<\/p>\n “You may be satisfied, but that doesn\u2019t mean you shouldn\u2019t vote. You show up and vote, we\u2019re going to be fine,” Emmer said on defending Republican majorities<\/a> in the House and Senate.<\/p>\n Addressing the rise in fuel prices, Emmer called $4 gasoline and $6 diesel “unacceptable,\u201d adding that “Republicans agree on that.”<\/p>\n Emmer also defended Trump\u2019s claim earlier this week not to attack Iran until after the midterm elections. Emmer praised Trump\u2019s military responses, saying that the president \u201ctook the action that no one else would take for 47 years.\u201d<\/p>\n