Fact-check · Sep 30, 2026 · Donald Trump
“The United States is already the largest. Natural gas producer and exporter in the world.”
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What the record shows
US is world's largest natural gas producer (EIA, 2023) and largest LNG exporter (2023 data), though Russia historically led production; US LNG export leadership is recent (post-2016).
From: President Trump Makes an Announcement with the Secretary of Commerce
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