Trump claimed the US can easily produce cooking oil domestically and doesn't need Chinese imports. True or false: The US became a net importer of used cooking oil by early 2022.

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Trump claimed the US could easily produce cooking oil domestically, but the US became a net importer of UCO in early 2022—two and a half years before his threat. Domestic UCO supply is limited because it's a waste byproduct from restaurants and food processing. You can't simply "produce more" waste oil; it depends on how much food gets fried. Trump's claim ignored the physical constraint that UCO supply is tied to consumption patterns, not production decisions.

Trump claimed the US can easily produce cooking oil domestically and doesn't need Chinese imports. True or false: The US became a net importer of used cooking oil by early 2022.

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