WASHINGTON – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump vowed to reverse dozens of the Biden administration’s environmental guidelines and insurance policies at a gathering with prime U.S. oil executives, the place he additionally requested them to boost $1 billion for his presidential marketing campaign, the Washington Put up reported on Thursday.
The Put up, citing unidentified sources aware of the assembly final month in Florida, mentioned Trump promised to finish President Joe Biden’s emissions guidelines geared toward selling electrical autos and halt the Biden administration’s freeze on permits for brand spanking new liquefied pure fuel exports, amongst different actions.
Trump informed the chief executives that giving $1 billion can be a “deal” for them, in line with the report. Invited visitors included the CEOs of Enterprise International, Cheniere Power in addition to representatives from Chevron , Continental Assets, Exxon and Occidental Petroleum , it mentioned.
Representatives for Trump’s marketing campaign didn’t reply to a request for remark. Representatives for Exxon mentioned that they had no particulars to share, whereas representatives for the opposite firms didn’t reply to requests for remark.
Trump, who faces a rematch with Biden within the Nov. 5 presidential election, has vowed to undo a lot of the Democratic president’s work to struggle local weather change.
Biden has touted his administration’s local weather efforts — together with its tailpipe guidelines — as each good for the atmosphere and for the financial system, which is a consider his re-election marketing campaign.
On the assembly in Trump’s personal membership, the Republican presidential contender additionally mentioned he would public sale off extra leases for oil drilling within the Gulf of Mexico and reverse drilling restrictions within the Alaskan Arctic, the Put up reported. He additionally reiterated his complaints about wind energy, it added.