WASHINGTON – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump promised to change dozens of the Biden administration’s environmental rules and policies in a meeting with top U.S. oil executives during which he also asked them to raise $1 billion for his presidential campaign, the Washington Post reported Thursday “.
The Post, citing unidentified sources familiar with last month’s meeting in Florida, reported that Trump promised, among other things, to end President Joe Biden’s emissions regulations aimed at promoting electric vehicles and to end the Biden administration’s freeze on electric vehicle permits. fresh exports of liquefied natural gas.
The report said Trump told the CEOs that handing over $1 billion would be a “deal” for them. Invited guests include the CEOs of Venture Global, Cheniere Energy, as well as representatives of Chevron, Continental Resources, Exxon and Occidental Petroleum, it was reported.
Representatives for the Trump campaign did not respond to a request for comment. Exxon officials said they had no details to share, while representatives of the other companies did not respond to requests for comment.
Trump, who faces a rematch with Biden in the Nov. 5 presidential election, has vowed to reverse most of the Democratic president’s efforts to combat climate change.
Biden is touting his administration’s climate efforts — including tailpipe regulations — as good for both the environment and the economy, a factor in his re-election campaign.
According to the Post, at a meeting at Trump’s private club, the Republican presidential candidate also said he would auction off more oil drilling leases in the Gulf of Mexico and restrictions on reverse drilling in Alaska’s Arctic. He also added that he had reiterated his complaints about wind energy.
