Trump defends Russian diesel deal, directing blame toward Ukraine

FOX 13 Seattle's brief political clip draws an unusually large early audience and a comment section far busier than its regular Shorts.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 101,536 views a day, 32 times a normal first day on this channel (3,173).

Trump defends deal with Russia for diesel fuel

Donald Trump's response to criticism of a diesel fuel deal with Vladimir Putin puts Ukraine at the center of his defense. In FOX 13 Seattle's description of the clip, the president directs blame toward the Ukrainian government and its leader, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The Short reached about 62,000 views in ten hours, already far beyond the few thousand a typical short upload on the station's channel attracts over a full first day. The comments also arrived several dozen times faster than the usual first-day total.

Among the questions viewers raise are how much fuel the deal would supply and how buying from Russia fits with American energy policy. Those are questions in the discussion, not details established by the clip's description. For FOX 13 Seattle, this national political story is drawing attention alongside its local reporting and a music feature about the Jimi Hendrix Experience.

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The numbers

The clip has already exceeded the station's usual full-day audience for Shorts. Its comment count stands out separately from the rise in views.

the video's first day

usual first day here

3,173

this video

101,536

subscribers

402,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

379,507,033

views per day

463,788

typical day: 166,963

the video

views

62,236

likes

450

comments

880

days online

1

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

NBCLA

424,000

WCCO - CBS Minnesota

421,000

FOX 13 Seattle

402,000

WSB-TV

389,000

KTVU FOX 2 San Francisco

388,000

CP24

380,000

As of October 12, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.