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I’m finding conflicting information about this claim[1]

> …the level of the SPR actually declined while President Trump was in office.

[1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/rrapier/2022/04/01/no-former-pr...



He didn't fill it, and he sold off a lot more than he bought (particularly around 2018, when oil was near a local max). He started buying in 2020. He wanted to fill it, but ran out of money in that part of the budget before he could, and Congress did not want to raise it.

Here's a primary source:

https://www.energy.gov/articles/department-energy-executes-d...




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