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Rhiannon12866

(205,320 posts)
Wed Sep 28, 2022, 11:15 PM Sep 2022

MEGAVIRAL TikTok EXPOSES how Texas Republicans let SAUDI COMPANY take over Oil Refinery - Meidas Touch



In a recent TikTok that has now gone viral, TikToker @SnapBackNow exposes how Texas Republicans helped Saudi owned and operated oil companies take over Texas oil refineries across the state. Meidas Co-Founder Jordy Meiselas reacts to the epic takedown.

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MEGAVIRAL TikTok EXPOSES how Texas Republicans let SAUDI COMPANY take over Oil Refinery - Meidas Touch (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Sep 2022 OP
K&R. It really doesn't matter how bad you think Republicans are. dchill Sep 2022 #1
Recent sharp rise in gas prices blamed on refineries Nululu Sep 2022 #2
The video doesn't paint a full or accurate picture. TXPaganBanker Sep 2022 #3
K&R Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2022 #4

dchill

(38,489 posts)
1. K&R. It really doesn't matter how bad you think Republicans are.
Wed Sep 28, 2022, 11:23 PM
Sep 2022

They're worse. They abuse everything American.

TXPaganBanker

(210 posts)
3. The video doesn't paint a full or accurate picture.
Thu Sep 29, 2022, 02:20 AM
Sep 2022

Unfortunately, there's a lot of innuendos in the video that lead to incorrect facts.

Saudi's bought their first half of the refinery in 1989 when Clements was Governor, and George H. W. Bush was President, however she's correct that they were both Republicans. The other half of the refinery was owned by Texaco, which was eventually bought by Chevron (a Dutch company) in 2001 under Gov. Rick Perry and Pres. George W. Bush (again both Republican). So, yes, the Saudi's purchased the other half of the company under Abbott and Trump, but they bought it from the Dutch. It hasn't been even a partially American owned or controlled company since 2001.

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