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esseph ◴[22 Sep 25 23:19 UTC] No.45340841[source]▶

My theory is that he wants to use the sale of US fossil fuels to pay off the debt. Maybe that's bogus, just my uneducated opinion!

(I also think it's incredibly shortsighted)

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nielsbot ◴[22 Sep 25 23:55 UTC] No.45341145[source]▶

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Don't overthink it. I'd bet people in his admin and adjacent to it benefit from the existing fossil fuel regime and will do anything to stall progress on renewables

Trump is a monster who would throw his own children into a furnace if it made him richer.

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1. macintux ◴[23 Sep 25 02:08 UTC] No.45342041[source]▶

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> Trump is a monster who would throw his own children into a furnace if it made him richer.

While I agree in broad details, his kids seem to be the only people to whom he has any sense of loyalty. Everyone else is expendable.

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