Biden’s Energy Record Is So Strong It Hurts
The president is criticized for neglecting the fossil fuel industry, but crude oil and gas output have surged under his watch — a fact some in his base will resent.
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In between winning the Republican Iowa caucuses and then flying to New York for his latest court trial, former President Donald Trump found a few moments to weigh in on energy policy:
The distinctly retro feel isn’t just because of that catchphrase’s 2008 vintage. It captures another era entirely — pre-shale oil, pre-Tesla Inc. — defined by older Americans’ scars from energy shortages. That it still springs so readily to the lips of the presumptive GOP nominee perhaps says something about those lips but also raises a more interesting question 10 months out from the election: Does the Republican Party have anything of substance to complain about on the energy front under President Joe Biden?