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Trump announces Taiwan's plans to buy US gas
The announcement came at a campaign rally in Wasilla, Alaska, and covers a twenty-year deal; Taiwan has not publicly confirmed it.
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- First reported by The Hill: “Trump announces Taiwan's plans to buy US gas”.
- Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 8:15 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman.
- Topics: Taiwan, US, Trump.
- BBN covered this story before: Pope's cancer raises succession questions as a gas deal stirs Alaska (October 13).
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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPresident Trump says Taiwan has agreed to buy thirty percent of the gas from the Alaska pipeline over the next twenty years.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHe announced it Tuesday at a campaign rally in Wasilla, and the details of the deal came from the rally, not from any signed paperwork we have seen.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorTwenty years of steady energy trade between two partners is a lovely thing to announce, and it could keep heating bills calmer for everyone involved.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAnnounced at a rally. By the man selling it. On behalf of a buyer who wasn't in Alaska.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTaiwan hasn't confirmed anything yet.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThen it's a handshake in waiting.
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