Trump considers everything his. We saw that play during the COVID crisis. They were hoarding the masks and other supplies for themselves and doling them out to states or even other countries that were supporting Trump.

Same with FEMA lately, where if you are a blue state, forget about getting any money.

How many blocks long do the lines have to be before they release the oil from the reserves?

Answer: Not soon as its already been bought and sold

You plebs will just have to make do.

Got good walking shoes or a bicycle?

from and we are likely to need the reserves, not to lower prices, but to keep the economy afloat and trucks moving food and goods to market.

The republican fossil fuel lobby has been trying to gut the strategic reserves for decades. Due to the fact it gives the federal government a measure of control over the supply/demand curve. I seem to remember that it was at its lowest level ever during Trump’s first imposition. I can see him proclaiming that it wasn’t needed any more and the invisible hand of the private markets would self-correct any problems. There’s that damned irony again.

On the plus side, we get very little (around 3%) oil from the Gulf states. We shouldn't need to tap the reserve unless Donald "Bing Bong" and his toadie, Kegs-breath, screws things up. ... Yeah, we're fucked.