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Checked by FactCheck.org1 Apr 2022United States
Donald Trump, Former president of the United States

“So after 50 years of being virtually empty, I built up our oil reserves during my administration ... to 100% full. It’s called the Strategic National Reserves, and it hasn’t been full for many decades.”

FactCheck.org rated this: False

FactCheck.org says: When Trump took office as president in January 2017, the reserve held 695.1 million barrels of crude oil. The last full week before he left office in January 2021, it held 638.1 million barrels, or about 8% less.