300,000 tons of Russian diesel: CNBC reads Trump's Putin post on air
The breaking-news Short gives Trump's own words on prices, while Wharton's Jeremy Siegel tells Closing Bell the agreement is "not a permanent solution."
Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 72,999 views a day, 27 times a normal first day on this channel (2,690).
Trump strikes deal with Putin to supply Russian diesel to U.S. and global markets
"Brian, we've got a significant announcement here from President Trump," the anchor says, and for the next minute CNBC Television does something simple: it reads a Truth Social post aloud, with the post itself on screen.
The post says Trump has "just concluded a highly successful discussion with President Vladimir Putin of Russia," and that Russia will "immediately supply over 300,000 tons of diesel fuel to the American and global marketplace." It goes further, claiming that control of the Strait of Hormuz together with the Russian deal means diesel prices "will be coming down in record numbers and fast," and it names farmers, ranchers and truckers as Trump's "greatest priority." The video's description supplies the backdrop: fuel prices have surged because there is not enough refining capacity.
The Short passed 36,000 views in its first eight hours, a pace this channel's Shorts rarely come near. The comment section moved even faster. A typical CNBC Short collects a couple of comments on its first day; this one gathered hundreds within hours. The question that keeps coming up is how buying Russian fuel fits with years of sanctions and tariffs aimed at countries that buy Russian oil, and several commenters note the timing, weeks before the midterms.
The channel's longer take came from Closing Bell, where Wharton finance professor Jeremy Siegel called the deal "not a permanent solution." That interview started well above the usual for a regular-length upload too, and a second clip from it went out under a sharper title: "Jeremy Siegel: Trump 'cut a deal with the devil' in Russia diesel agreement."
All of this arrived on a day when CNBC Television's overall views ran below their usual pace, which makes the diesel story the clear exception.
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Where next?
- Channel
- CNBC Television
- Subscribers
- 3,410,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 3,948,153
- Channel views, pace per day
- 387,342 (on a normal day: 606,036)
- Video published
- October 9, 2026
- Video views so far
- 36,367 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 72,999
The numbers
A Short read from a single social media post drew one of the fastest starts this channel's Shorts have had, with a comment section busier still.
💡 Test your knowledge
Trump's post credits the Strait of Hormuz in its diesel claims. Which two bodies of water does the strait connect?
The Strait of Hormuz links the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman and on to the Arabian Sea, making it a key route for oil and fuel shipments.



