Le Pen says US diesel export ban would have ‘incalculable’ impact on French citizens

A U.S. plan to ban diesel exports would have "incalculable" consequences for French people, warned Marine Le Pen, the far-right candidate in the French presidential elections, at the POLITICO Playbook Paris Live event Thursday. The surge in fuel prices “hits all French people really hard” and is “their main concern” right now, Le Pen added. The Trump Administration is floating a potential ban on exports of diesel for 90 days in a bid to bring down energy prices, POLITICO reported on Wednesday. While the European Commission says it is pressuring the White House to drop the idea, some European authorities have downplayed the threats despite warnings it could have devastating consequences on the bloc's fuel supply.