A reminder that less than two weeks ago, it was revealed that Trump solicited a $1 billion bribe from the energy industry, offering in return the gutting of environmental regulations.
A week ago, Big Journalism had already consigned this epic scandal to the memory bin.
Had Biden done anything remotely like that, I guarantee that it would still be among the top stories of the day -- and Congress, including Democrats, would be moving toward impeachment.
@dangillmor link to the story?
@FerritinJim search Trump $1 billion oil
*#TrumpForSale (again)*
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Via #TheGuardian
"#BigOil uncovered
Trump promised to scrap climate laws if US oil bosses donated $1bn
– report
Trump promised to 20 executives at Mar-a-Lago dinner to increase oil drilling and reverse pollution rules among other pitches..."
"For their part, executives in big oil companies have been preparing for a possible Trump second term by drafting executive orders designed...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/09/trump-oil-ceo-donation
*#TrumpForSale (again)*
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...to be ready to sign as soon as he returns to office.
#Politico reported this week that the executives have clubbed together to produce off-the-shelf policies on increasing natural gas exports, supercharging drilling and extending offshore #oil leases..."
…for the fun of it, I tried to get the same info from several AI chat bots.
Prompt:
Did former president Trump offer legislation favorable to "Big Oil" in a potential second term in office if they supported his campaign with a lot of money? I.e. did he as a running candidate for president of the U.S. offer to take bribes?
Results:
AIs were "still learning" and gave no answer or didn't know / declined due to no knowledge of recent events.
The future's so bright I gotta wear
@dangillmor @FerritinJim or you could just link the story