Trump's gas price push puts a key U.S. ally in the crosshairs

What BBN said about it

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   Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe story is that the president wants cheaper gas at home, and Slate says he is willing to sacrifice a key ally to get it.

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   Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe facts stop there, so everything after this is opinion.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentOkay, but the ally is the least interesting part. Nobody ever talks about the bus, and the bus has a story.

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   Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe bus is a metaphor, Kenji.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentNot to the ally, it isn't. The ally is looking at tire tracks and thinking about what a metaphor weighs.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorCan I just say, this is a bonding moment? Every great friendship has one person under the bus, and the other one learning to drive.

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   Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThat is not what friendship is. That is a traffic report.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorLet me finish.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorCheaper gas means your commute costs less, your road trip costs less, and the ally gets a front row seat to the lowest pump prices in years, from underneath.

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    Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentNobody has promised the lowest in years. That number is not in the data, and I would like it noted.

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    Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentShe keeps a list of my mistakes, and now she's keeping one for the ally. It's a long list.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe ally can see this as a growth opportunity for the bus, which is a very supportive bus.

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    Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThat bus gets about six miles per gallon, so it is the one thing here not helping.

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    Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentRex has the scoreboard, and I hear it is also under a bus.