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Translation - "Because the President is a deranged lunatic and I'm a cowardly sycophant, we are going to cripple the US by clinging to outdated technology while the rest of the world continues to advance."
"And I'm being paid oodles of 'lobbying' money too."
No lobbying is necessary, since Chris Wright—like everyone else in Trump's cabinet—is simply abusing his position to enrich himself directly: He made his fortune in the shale gas industry. He founded Pinnacle Technologies in 1992, later led Stroud Energy, and in 2011 founded Liberty Energy, which was valued at $2.8 billion in 2023. As CEO of Liberty Energy, he earned $5.6 million that year.
Wright himself is a billionaire and, in his position, represents only his own interests. The entire U.S. regime is organized this way—it has as little to do with a democratic government as the oligarchy in Russia does.
However, if you're referring to the orange mafia boss: His decisions, too, are obviously not based on lobbying, but simply on outright corruption.
Nice data. Why not both though?
I'm curious if there's a single person that hasn't enriched themselves or used their power for personal/selfish reasons.
I'm not entirely sure what you mean, but there's definitely not a single person in Trump's cabinet who hasn't lined their pockets to the fullest.
What else would you expect from a gang of criminals like that? All of the cabinet members are either absolutely ruthless billionaires themselves, or some MMA fighters, conspiracy theorists, has-been media personalities, or the like.
They do have one thing in common, though: the motivation to exploit the general public to the fullest. I can’t see a single thing in Trump’s first term—or in his current one—that would contradict that even in the slightest. But there are countless facts that prove exactly that.
I meant it somewhat snarkily, but I honestly haven't done the research. The cabinet has moved completely to blind loyalists this term.
And to be more clear, I agree with you.
They have burned trust, friendship, alliances, now the only thing left to burn is oil and their own country.
It's not the president behind this, he does what people pay him (under the table,) to do.