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Panic Buying Causes Gas Shortages in Trump’s Own Backyard
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Panic Buying Causes Gas Shortages in Trump’s Own Backyard

April 3, 2026
The Daily Beast
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Annabelle Gordon / Annabelle Gordon/ReutersPresident Donald Trump’s Iran war is causing a frenzy in his own community. Some gas stations in South Florida reported temporary gasoline shortages as supply chain disruptions and a surge in demand—partly driven by panic buying—emptied tanks on Thursday.“We have had some interruptions because demand is very high,” Maximo Alvarez, president of Sunshine Gasoline Distributors, told CBS News Miami.

Panic Buying Causes Gas Shortages in Trump’s Own Backyard

The company is based in Doral, Florida, and supplies about 600 stations.Read more at The Daily Beast.

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