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Article snippet: MORE. Speaking in Council Bluffs, Iowa, to celebrate his administration’s decision to allow 15 percent of ethanol to be mixed into gasoline in the hot summer months, Trump in one breath called the move an American success story while also blasting Biden for failing to embrace the fuel under former President Obama. "America must never be held hostage to foreign suppliers of energy as we have under Sleepy Joe," Trump told the crowd gathered at Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy, using his preferred nickname for the former vice president. "Under the previous administration, our leaders rejected American energy and they rejected ethanol. They imposed radical restrictions on our farmers, refused to allow talk of E-15 during the busiest driving time of the year," Trump said, nodding to both Biden and Obama. "How ridiculous was that?" Biden is leading the polls as the top Democratic contender. He was visiting Iowa the same day as Trump to hold his own rally. Trump was visiting the largest state producer of corn to promote his late-May decision to expand requirements to blend gasoline with 15 percent ethanol year-round, a move that generated cheers from the farming industry but was met with frustration by the oil and gas sector. The Obama administration had previously ruled to limit the sale of the higher blend of ethanol during the summer months because of scientific studies that showed burning ethanol in warmer temperature leads to heightened ground-level ozone pollution ... Link to the full article to read more