I thought during the last trump administration they got rid of the helium reserve and sold it all off? Or am I taking crazy pills?!

Yes, because the sale was mandated 2 decades ago

	▲	ReptileMan 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		To be fair the Executive Branch in the last 50 years seems to look at the Congresses' laws more as "recommendations that could be ignored if we really want to" and this would have been a perfect case to do so.