Trump Vows Major Reversal Of Biden-Era Policy That Will Infuriate Dems

President-elect Donald Trump is planning a “day one” initiative that is sure to send waves of outrage through Democrat ranks, particularly among the farthest left of the party.

Trump intends to revive the Keystone XL oil pipeline on his first day in office, according to a Politico report citing three individuals close to the Trump transition team. He has consistently pledged to reauthorize the project as part of his campaign commitment to reduce energy costs for Americans and boost domestic oil production. This comes after President Biden signed an executive order on his first day in office canceling the project, which took more than a decade to get underway.

Trump is also planning a series of day-one executive orders aimed at advancing these energy goals. During a September debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump questioned, “Why does Biden go in and kill the Keystone pipeline and approve the single biggest deal that Russia’s ever made, Nord Stream 2, the biggest pipeline anywhere in the world going to Germany and all over Europe? Because they’re weak and they’re ineffective.”

The Keystone XL pipeline has a long history of political reversals. In 2015, then-President Barack Obama rejected permits for the project. President Donald Trump overturned that decision in 2017, but President Joe Biden reversed it again shortly after taking office in January 2021. Biden’s cancellation prompted project developer TC Energy to abandon the pipeline entirely, adding an extra challenge for President-elect Trump. Upon returning to the White House, he will need to take steps to secure a new developer for the project. “It’s on the list of things they want to do first day,” one of the sources told Politico.

Trump’s plans to revive the Keystone XL pipeline highlight the ongoing political tug-of-war over energy policy in the United States. 🌍💼