Trump Turns to Texas Energy Barons to Jump-start Campaign
- Oil executives says Trump has mixed record on their priorities
- President raising money, celebrating ‘energy dominance’
The American and Texas flags raised at a Double Eagle Energy rig in Midland, Texas, on July 28.
Photographer: Montinique Monroe/Getty Images
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President Donald Trump is looking to deep-pocketed energy barons to help jump start his sputtering re-election campaign on Wednesday during a stop in Texas, a traditional Republican bastion that has become increasingly competitive for Democrats.
Trump raised money for the Republican National Committee and his campaign at a pair of fundraisers in the west Texas city of Odessa before visiting nearby Midland where he delivered a speech at Double Eagle Energy Holdings LLC. He also toured an oil rig for the first time as president.