Bacon: Trump oil deal with Putin 'morally wrong'

The Hill - Oct 12, 2026

Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) slammed President Trump’s diesel deal with Russia, a move that comes amid energy cost increases in the U.S. “70% of Americans support Ukraine. Propping up Putin’s war economy is morally wrong as he uses that money to bomb cities,” Bacon said in a post on the social platform X on Friday....

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