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... President Donald Trump promoted a network of Philadelphia-area gas stations offering discount prices as a gift to the American people around Independence Day.

It's not clear who's footing the bill.

The White House has said only that the venture is a private company willing to take a hit on its profit margins to help American drivers struggling with high prices following the war in Iran. Trump himself said on social media it is backed by a "VERY smart Retailer" that is "doing this because they love the U.S.A."

The Freedom Fuel Network's bare-bones website lists the 25 participating stations across southeastern Pennsylvania and south Jersey. Many of those stations changed their branding to the Freedom Fuel Network virtually overnight, according to local newsreports.

More than a half-dozen fuel industry analysts and officials, including some who work with retailers in the two states, told POLITICO they had no idea who was behind the effort and were baffled at how the retailer could survive offering discounts of up to 50 cents per gallon, well below market rate. ...

@#4 ... It's a promotional "Grand Opening" sale ...

That's not how Pres Trump is framing it.

@#5 ... It's already gone up in most locations. ...

Would be interesting to use google street view to see the prior signage of the stations, and then track who the owner might be.

... The White House has said only that the venture is a private company willing to take a hit on its profit margins ...

@#14 ... Who's paying? For those who need to ask, we are ... ...

Yeah, that's my current opinion as well.