Fueling Fair Trade: The Hidden Power Behind Trump’s Trade Policy
As President Trump prepares to announce a new slate of tariffs tomorrow on “Liberation Day,” critics are predictably sounding alarms about higher prices and inflation. But what they ignore is that the trade policy does not exist in a vacuum. Also happening in the economy, assisting in and enabling this global restructuring, is a return to American energy dominance.
Cheap, reliable U.S. energy acts as an economic shock absorber, blunting the cost of temporary trade disruptions. Energy prices are baked into every product and service. When fuel is affordable, so is everything else. That’s why gas prices are at a four-year low year over year and diesel costs are down over 11% compared to last year.
“Energy powers everything in America… the cost of gas this Spring Break is at the lowest in years because President Trump puts our power first.” –Daniel Turner, Power the Future
Under Trump, American oil production soared and gas averaged just $2.50 per gallon. Biden’s restrictions reversed that progress, and by 2022, prices hit a record $5 per gallon. But now, thanks to removing restrictions drilling, refining, and pipeline projects, investor optimism is high and we are on the way back to not just energy independence but being a net exporter. That’s real global trade restructuring that detractors fail to mention.
Energy dominance is making trade recalibration possible, including reshoring manufacturing, boosting domestic production, and restoring supply chains without stoking inflation.
The truth is simple: when energy is cheap, America can afford to fight for fair trade. Energy is America’s backbone and armor to defend itself on the global stage. And that’s exactly how Trump is able to power prosperity.
April 1, 2025