Former President Donald Trump has been exposed for his brazen attempt to sell out the planet and future generations for a price of $1 billion. In a private meeting with oil industry executives, Trump offered to reverse environmental rules and policies in exchange for their financial support for his reelection bid.
This shocking revelation highlights the transactional nature of Trump’s approach to politics and his willingness to prioritize profits over people and the planet.
The meeting, attended by executives from companies like Chevron, Exxon, and Occidental Petroleum, featured Trump promising to end the Biden administration’s freeze on new liquefied natural gas exports, auction off more leases for oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, and reverse restrictions on drilling in the Alaskan Arctic. He also vowed to scrap rules to reduce emissions from car tailpipes and mocked wind power.
Trump’s Environmental Policies Have a Costly Impact on the Planet’s Future
Governor Doug Burgum of North Dakota, a potential VP candidate, has been echoing Trump’s sentiments, criticizing the Biden administration’s policies on fossil fuels and claiming that they will prevent consumers from buying gas stoves and vehicles with internal combustion engines.
This is not climate denialism; it’s deliberate destruction for profit. The extraction industry has known about the damage they cause for years and has lied about it. They don’t care, and they’ve cultivated politicians who either don’t care or are too ignorant to know why they should. Trump’s predator’s instinct for quid pro quo has led him to name his price, and it’s the future of our planet.
