WASHINGTON – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump vowed to reverse dozens of Biden administration environmental rules and policies at a meeting with top US oil executives where he also asked them to raise $1 billion for his presidential campaign, the Washington Post reported on Thursday.
The Post, citing anonymous sources familiar with last month’s meeting in Florida, said Trump promised to end it. by President Joe Biden Emission regulations aim to promote tram and prevent the Biden administration from freezing licenses for new liquefaction products nature Air exports, among other actions.
According to the report, Trump told the executives that giving $1 billion would be a “deal” for them. Guests included the CEOs of Venture Global and Cheniere Energy as well as representatives of Chevron, continent Resources, Exxon and Occidental Petroleum, it said.
Representatives for the Trump campaign did not respond to requests for comment. Exxon representatives said they had no details to share, while representatives for the other companies did not respond to requests for comment.
Trump, who faces a rematch with Biden in the November 5 presidential election, has vowed to undo much of the Democratic president’s fighting work. climate changes.
Biden has touted his administration’s climate efforts — including tailpipe regulations — as both good for the environment and good for the economy, a factor in his reelection campaign .
At the meeting at Trump’s private club, the Republican presidential candidate also said he would auction additional reduction rental contract to drill for oil in the Gulf of Mexico and reverse drilling restrictions in Arctic Alaska, the Post reported. He also reiterated his complaints about wind energy.
