Fact check his speech if you dare

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Originally Posted by Pete F.

Lie #5

“With the tremendous progress we have made over the past three years, America is now energy independent.”

The United States continues to import energy. “In 2018, the United States imported about 9.94 million barrels per day (MMb/d) of petroleum from nearly 90 countries,” according to an Energy Information Agency report, with 43 percent coming from Canada and 16 percent from Persian Gulf countries.

We export more than we import. Ergo, we are technically independent. That we still import has to do with various economic and political reasons.