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Donald Trump Water Throwing Incident: POTUS Throws Glass of Water on Floor While Criticising Climate Change

Trump mocked Biden-era heavy-duty emissions standards, saying the rules would add $3,000 in engine costs for little fuel savings, according to his remarks.

  • On Thursday, President Donald Trump poured a glass of water onto the floor during a speech at the Peterbilt Motors plant in Denton, Texas, using the gesture to criticize Biden-era vehicle emissions standards and call climate change a "scam."
  • Trump argued that meeting Biden-era standards would require manufacturers to add three computers to engines, claiming the changes would increase vehicle costs by $3,000 to save a small amount of fuel.
  • Holding up the glass, Trump claimed the United States and Venezuela control 58% of global fuel, while referencing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's 2019 remark that the world would "end in 12 years" to criticize environmental urgency.
  • Peterbilt said the Denton facility added more than 1,000 jobs, which Trump presented as evidence of manufacturing growth he attributed to his administration's tariffs and reduced regulation policies.
  • Amid rising diesel costs, Treasury Scott Bessent wrote that the administration wants Europeans to release their own reserves to stop US farmers and truckers from "carrying the burden" as prices soar.
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Washington, Oct 1 (EFE).- U.S. President Donald Trump threw a glass of water on the floor this Thursday during a political event in Texas to compare the savings of small amounts of fuel with the volume of oil that, he said, could represent Venezuela's incorporation into U.S. energy resources. «If [...] Trump's entry throws a glass of water to compare fuel savings with Venezuelan oil was first published in HolaNews.

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U.S. President Donald Trump threw a glass of water on Thursday during a political event in Texas to compare the saving of small amounts of fuel with the volume of oil he said could represent Venezuela’s incorporation into U.S. energy resources. “If we add Venezuela, we will have [...] Trump’s entry throws a glass of water to compare fuel savings with Venezuelan oil was first published in Foco Informativa.

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1prime.ru broke the news on Thursday, October 1, 2026.
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