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They can by certain policies. Like when Bush stated he would open Alaska drilling. The price fell over night. But no the president really don't have control over prices.Sure, that's why gas was $4 a gallon for most of his presidency.Domestic oil production boomed under ObamaLol Obama tried to stop the oil boom. I didn't read after that because of that lie.You can read more if you like:
Mr. Trump said that America is the largest crude oil producer in the world and that production has hit a record high.
This is true.
The United States has been the largest producer of oil and gas in the world since 2013, a trend that began under the Obama administration thanks in large part to advances in shale drilling techniques.
Mr. Trump claimed nearly 5 million people have been lifted off food stamps.
This is exaggerated.
The number of Americans in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program decreased by more than 3.5 million between February 2017 — Mr. Trump’s first full month in office — to September 2018, according to the latest available data. By comparison, the number of people receiving the aid decreased by 5 million from June 2015 to January 2017.
Mr. Trump said that Ralph Northam, the embattled governor of Virginia, said he would execute a baby after it was born.
This is false.
In an interview last month, Governor Northam said that he supported a late-term abortion bill that would loosen restrictions on the procedure, and allow women to consult with a doctor on an abortion up to, but not including, the time of birth.
The governor, a pediatric neurologist, also talked about some of the dangerous medical emergencies that pregnant women could face, such as carrying a nonviable fetus. He said that in such a case, the mother would deliver the infant and then, “the infant would be resuscitated if that’s what the mother and the family desired, and then a discussion would ensue between the physicians and the mother.” While Mr. Northam was talking about an end-of-life care discussion in the case of a child that would not live, Republicans seized on his remarks as evidence that Mr. Northam supported killing babies after their birth.
Mr. Trump said his administration is holding talks with several groups in Afghanistan, including the Taliban.
This is true.
Mr. Trump said that American forces last month killed one of the leaders of the 2000 bombing of the naval destroyer Cole.
This is true.
Mr. Trump said that American troops have been “fighting in the Middle East for almost 19 years.”
This is false.
American troops deployed to Afghanistan on Oct. 7, 2001, to begin Operation Enduring Freedom — the American military and NATO mission to rid Afghanistan of Al Qaeda. But Afghanistan is not technically considered part of the Middle East — it is in southwest Asia. The United States invaded Iraq, which is in the Middle East, in March 2003 — nearly 16 years ago.
Mr. Trump said that lawmakers in New York cheered the passage of legislation that would allow a baby to be ripped from the mother’s womb moments before birth.
This is misleading.
On Jan. 22, the 46th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark Roe v. Wade decision, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, a Democrat of New York, signed the Reproductive Health Act, which ensures a woman’s right to an abortion in New York if Roe v. Wade were to be overturned. It does not broadly allow abortions until shortly before birth, as Mr. Trump suggested. Instead, it will allow for an abortion after 24 weeks to protect the mother’s health or if the fetus is not viable. Under the prior law, abortions were allowed after 24 weeks only if the woman’s life was in jeopardy.
Fact Checking the 2019 State of the Union Address
You think the POTUS controls the price of gasoline!
Is there anything you statist will not give the government credit for?
Trivia question for you...
Did domestic oil production go up during the time Obama was POTUS?