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Trump invokes Defense Production Act to boost domestic oil and fuel production

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Covered by 5 outlets, mostly right-leaning (80%).

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President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he had invoked the Cold War-era Defense Production Act to expand domestic oil and refining capacity. According to The Hill, a presidential memorandum put $150 million toward boosting domestic gas and diesel production, as the White House seeks to ease consumer costs at the pump. Just the News reports that the Pentagon will release the funds. The Washington Times says the administration will offer financial incentives for drilling, pipelines and fuel storage. The Washington Examiner reports that Trump made the announcement at a campaign rally in Sioux City, Iowa, with the aim of lowering record-high diesel and gasoline prices.

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  1. Trump said he has invoked the Cold War-era Defense Production Act to expand domestic oil and refining production.

    Reported byCenter1Right2Far Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Center
    The Hill
    Right
    The Washington Times, Washington Examiner
    Far Right
    Just the News, The Epoch Times

  2. Trump said $150 million will go toward increasing domestic refining capacity and gas and diesel production.

    Reported byCenter1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Center
    The Hill
    Far Right
    Just the News

  3. The administration plans to offer financial incentives for oil drilling, pipeline building and liquid fuel storage.

    One outletThe Washington Times· Right

  4. The announcement was made in a presidential memorandum issued Thursday.

    One outletThe Hill· Center

  5. Trump's stated goal is to put downward pressure on record-high diesel and gasoline prices.

    Reported byCenter1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Center
    The Hill
    Right
    Washington Examiner

  6. Trump made the announcement at a campaign rally in Sioux City, Iowa.

    One outletWashington Examiner· Right

How each side tells it

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Every side present reports that Trump invoked the Defense Production Act to expand domestic oil and gasoline production with $150 million. The right's headlines foreground the Cold War-era law and the oil expansion, while the center's headline frames it as an announced plan to raise gas output.

  • the left

    No coverage yet

    No left-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

  • the center

    1 outlet

    The Hill's headline presents the step as an announced plan to increase domestic gas production, without reference to prices, and this side has one outlet in the sample.

    Trump announces he'll use Defense Production Act to increase domestic gas production
    The HillCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    4 outlets

    Right-side headlines mostly report Trump invoking the Cold War-era Defense Production Act to expand oil production; Far Right headlines add the Pentagon and national security, and the Washington Examiner centers the Iowa rally.

    Trump invokes Cold War-era Defense Production Act to expand oil production
    The Washington TimesRightAll right-leaning headlines

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From the left

0 outlets

No left-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • the announced plan
  • domestic gas production
  • $150 million in spending
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  • The HillCenter

    Trump announces he'll use Defense Production Act to increase domestic gas production

    President Trump invoked the Defense Production Act on Thursday, announcing that the government would be spending $150 million toward boosting domestic gas and diesel production as the White House looks to ease consumer pain at the gas pump. …

    Read at The Hill (opens in a new tab)

From the right

4 outlets

Leads with

  • Cold War-era Defense Production Act
  • expanding oil and refining capacity
  • national security
  • Iowa campaign rally

Leaves out

  • the presidential memorandum that carried the order

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Center

    2 hr later

    Its first report, Oct 22, 10:54 PM EDT

  • Right

    First to report

    The Epoch Times, Oct 22, 8:50 PM EDT

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  1. The Epoch TimesFar RightOct 22, 8:50 PM EDT
  2. The Washington TimesRightOct 22, 10:20 PM EDT
  3. Washington ExaminerRightOct 22, 10:22 PM EDT
  4. The HillCenterOct 22, 10:54 PM EDT

Times are the ones the outlets published in their own feeds, in Eastern time. Opinion is left out. Just the News gave only a date, so it is not placed.

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