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Trump Just Rambled Incoherently About Hillary Clinton, Gas Stations, and the ‘Beast’ at Farmers Conventions

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Donald Trump went on a rambling speech on Monday where he said he’s responsible for the lower price of gas, and swiped at Hillary Clinton over the suggestion that she would not stop to admire low gas prices.

Speaking to the American Farm Bureau Federation convention in New Orleans, Trump told the crowd that he enjoys taking note of gas prices as he drives by gas stations in the presidential motorcade.

“I’m riding in this incredible car, and I’m driving and I’m looking at gas stations to see how much is the gas,” Trump said. “You think Hillary Clinton would’ve done that? I don’t think so.

“I’m in the Beast,” he continued, referencing the name for the vehicle the president rides in. “The world’s most expensive car. It’s like being in an army tank that goes 50 miles per hour. I’m in the Beast and I’m looking at the gas station. I say, ‘fellas, slow up, I can’t see.’ I say, ‘$1.75!’ That didn’t happen by accident, folks.”

Trump’s aside about gas prices came after he highlighted his administration’s efforts to expand the estate tax exemption and to extend the sale of e15, a fuel blend that contains higher amounts of ethanol, but that carries the risk of increased pollution.

Trump tweeted Monday morning that lower gas prices and increased U.S. oil production are evidence that he is not working for Russia in the wake of a New York Times report that the FBI opened an inquiry to determine if Trump was working on behalf of Russian interests.

Much of the president’s speech to the farmers’ convention was focused on his push for a wall along the southern border, which is at the heart of a prolonged partial government shutdown. He touched on tariffs, deregulation and ongoing trade negotiations with China, as well.

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