By Jarrett Renshaw
Sept 29 (Reuters) – The White House has urged the European Union to draw down emergency diesel inventories in an effort to lower global prices, as President Donald Trump and his administration pursue a range of options to ease fuel costs before November’s midterm elections, according to two sources familiar with the effort.
Soaring diesel prices have become a political headache for Trump and Republicans, particularly in farm states where the fuel is critical to agriculture, trucking and manufacturing.
With Republicans facing pressure to address the cost-of-living squeeze before the elections, the administration is considering measures ranging from encouraging foreign stockpile releases to restricting U.S. diesel exports and working with refiners to increase domestic supplies.
The White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
(Reporting by Jarrett Renshaw in Washington; Editing by Nathan Crooks and Timothy Gardner)
