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riversedge

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Tue Jul 7, 2026, 05:37 PM Tuesday

Trump-backed Freedom Fuel Network debuts in N.J. with unclear gas savings: 'Absolutely unrealistic' [View all]

Source: nj.com


Updated: Jul. 07, 2026, 1:21 p.m.

Can a Freedom Fuel Network lower driver's gas costs?
A motorist removes a pump nozzle to add fuel to their car at a filling station in Philadelphia. A group of Philadelphia area gas stations, including five in New Jersey formed a Freedom Fuel Network promising gas savings. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)AP

By Larry Higgs | NJ.com

As gas prices decline in New Jersey, can a Freedom Fuel Network deliver even lower prices?

President Donald Trump announced on June 30 that the network would lower gas prices at Philadelphia-area gas stations, which include five New Jersey gas stations, Fox Business reported.

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Trump said that Freedom Fuel Network is “taking the lead” and urged other gas retailers to follow.

The Freedom Fuel Network website shows three participating stations in Atlantic County, one in Burlington County and another in Camden County.

The website proclaims “your savings begin here” but doesn’t have much more information. It only lists gas stations by location with a link to a map and individual stations’ addresses. No brand names or prices are shown...............................



Read more: https://www.nj.com/bergen/2026/07/trump-backed-freedom-fuel-network-debuts-in-nj-with-unclear-gas-savings-absolutely-unrealistic.html



This is the first I have heard of it.
Maybe it will help some folks. More power to them.








Jim Stewartson, Decelerationist 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇺🇸
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25 gas stations out of 120,000 in the US.

This is Trump’s entire con in a nutshell:
Try to fix a problem that isn’t a problem.
Make it a problem.
Deny you made it a problem.
“Fix” the problem with propaganda instead of a solution.
Make the problem worse.
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FREEDOM FUEL HAS ARRIVED. ⛽️🇺🇸

The FIRST Freedom Fuel Network gas station has LANDED in Philadelphia, lowering the price at the pump to $3.47 for our 47th President.



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