{"id":2089041,"date":"2023-11-03T13:12:04","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T17:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-vows-to-return-america-to-energy-dominance-during-campaign-stop-in-oil-rich-texas\/"},"modified":"2023-11-03T13:26:29","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T17:26:29","slug":"trump-vows-to-return-america-to-energy-dominance-during-campaign-stop-in-oil-rich-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-vows-to-return-america-to-energy-dominance-during-campaign-stop-in-oil-rich-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump promises to restore US energy dominance during campaign visit to Texas, an oil-rich state."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-vows-to-return-america-to-energy-dominance-during-campaign-stop-in-oil-rich-texas%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2089041&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Former President Donald Trump Vows to Rebuild America&#8217;s Oil\u2064 and Gas Might<\/h2>\n<p>In a passionate rally\u2064 held in Houston, Texas,\u200b former President Donald Trump \u200bpromised to cancel\u2062 green energy\u200d mandates and \u200cprioritize the oil \u2062and gas industry\u200d if he \u2063regains the presidency. Against the \u2062backdrop of an oil \u2062and gas\u200d service\u2063 company, Trump declared, &#8220;We will end the war on American energy. \u2063Energy security \u200bis national \u2063security.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Addressing a crowd that \u200dcheered\u200c for their \u200clove of &#8220;oil, gas, and guns,&#8221; Trump expressed confidence\u2064 in winning the\u200b state&#8217;s Republican primary by a landslide. He praised the Texas crowd\u200b for\u200c their unwavering support and emphasized the importance of revitalizing the country&#8217;s oil and gas sector.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/local-trump-fans-say-controversy-over-choice-of-waco-for-first-2024-rally-is-bogus-5150527?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><strong>Local Trump Fans Say Controversy \u200cOver Choice of Waco for \u2063First 2024 Rally Is Bogus<\/strong><\/a>  -\u200c 3\/27\/2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/trump-surges-in-polls-as-criminal-cases-third-party-candidates-cloud-2024-contest-5516505?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><strong>Trump\u2063 Surges in Polls as Criminal Cases, Third-Party Candidates Cloud 2024 Contest<\/strong><\/a>  &#8211; 10\/25\/2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As\u2063 the\u200c Republican \u200cfrontrunner seeking a second \u2064term, Trump continues\u200b to \u2064campaign despite facing \u2063civil and criminal court\u200d cases. These legal battles could \u200bpotentially impact his freedom, business empire, and\u200d chances \u200cof \u200breclaiming the presidency.<\/p>\n<p>The rally \u200bin Texas\u2064 caused significant traffic\u200d congestion, with\u200c attendees having\u2064 to \u200dsearch \u2062for parking and walk to the \u2064event held at Trendsetter Engineering in Houston. Hundreds\u2062 of people, including individuals \u200cwho traveled from \u2062as far as California, eagerly awaited the former president&#8217;s speech.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\" style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"aligncenter\"><figcaption>  \u200c Hundreds of people showed up to hear former President Donald Trump during a campaign stop in \u200bHouston on Nov. \u200b2, 2024. (Darlene McCormick Sanchez\/The\u200c Epoch Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Gavin \u200bOrtegon, a 23-year-old \u2062who flew \u200din from Florida,\u2063 attended the rally \u200dto hear Trump&#8217;s stance on various issues. While considering other Republican presidential candidates, such as \u200dVivek Ramaswamy, Ortegon expressed his decision not to vote for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.<\/p>\n<p>During his speech, Trump introduced\u200c Mario Lugo, chairman and CEO of Trendsetter Engineering, \u2062highlighting the\u2062 role \u200bof companies like \u200bhis\u200d in restoring the nation&#8217;s energy independence. The former president dedicated a significant portion of \u2064his address to\u200b energy-related topics, given Houston&#8217;s association with fossil fuels. \u2064Texas leads the nation in crude oil and natural gas production and houses the most\u200b refineries.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\" style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"aligncenter\"><figcaption>  \u2062 A cheering crowd greeted\u2062 former\u2063 President Donald \u2062Trump during a Texas\u2064 rally \u200doutside of Houston on Nov. 2, 2023. \u2064(Darlene \u2062McCormick Sanchez\/The \u200cEpoch Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Trump\u200d pledged to eliminate electric vehicle and boat production, which\u2064 he attributed to the Biden administration&#8217;s unrealistic goals \u2064and lack of necessary resources. He dismissed\u2062 the reliability of renewable \u200cenergy sources, arguing that\u2062 they would leave \u200dthe nation in darkness. The former \u2063president accused the \u200dBiden administration of attempting to \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-vows-to-return-america-to-energy-dominance-during-campaign-stop-in-oil-rich-texas\/\" title=\"Trump promises to restore US energy dominance during campaign visit to Texas, an oil-rich state.\">regulate fossil fuel \u200bpower plants<\/a> out of existence, jeopardizing \u200bthe Texas grid.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Trump criticized President\u2064 Biden&#8217;s push for the U.S. military to adopt electric tanks and less \u200cefficient fuel\u2063 for fighter jets, questioning \u200dthe need for environmentally friendly weapons of war.<\/p>\n<p>Blaming the\u200b current administration&#8217;s energy\u200d policies, Trump highlighted the inflationary impact on\u2063 gas \u200cprices, which have significantly increased since his term. He \u2064referred to the Green New Deal \u2064as a &#8220;socialist scam&#8221; that burdens Americans with higher energy costs. Additionally, he defended his decision to withdraw \u200dfrom the Paris Climate Accord, arguing that it unfairly penalized\u200c the United States\u200d while benefiting\u200d major polluters like China.<\/p>\n<p>The former president also touched \u200don other campaign issues, including the southern border\u200b and social justice, promising to address illegal immigration\u2063 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youngkin-orders-virginia-equity-office-to-instead-focus-on-education-abortion\/\" title=\"Youngkin Orders Virginia \u2018Equity\u2019 Office To Instead Focus on Education, Abortion\">restore parental rights<\/a>. He concluded his speech by urging the crowd \u2062to vote and \u200dremove &#8220;crooked Joe Biden&#8221; from \u2063office.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s rally in Texas marked his \u200dfirst visit to the state since his controversial campaign stop in Waco earlier \u200din the\u2062 year. Critics suggested that the timing of the Waco rally, coinciding with the anniversary of \u200dthe FBI&#8217;s siege of \u200bthe \u200cBranch Davidian compound, conveyed\u2063 a coded message to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/un-compound-attacked-in-afghanistan\/\" title=\"UN compound attacked in Afghanistan\">anti-government extremists<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Epoch Times reporter Janice Hisle\u2062 contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does President Trump&#8217;s vow to rebuild America&#8217;s oil and\u2063 gas might affect the nation&#8217;s energy transition towards renewable\u2064 sources?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200bR \u200bPresident Donald Trump at his rally in\u2064 Houston, Texas, where he vowed to rebuild America&#8217;s oil and \u200dgas \u200cmight. (Darlene McCormick Sanchez\/The \u200dEpoch Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Trump \u200ccriticized the Biden administration for its focus on renewable energy \u2063and its opposition to the \u2064construction of oil pipelines. He argued \u2062that these policies have damaged\u2064 the \u2064country&#8217;s energy industry and \u2064have \u2062led to job losses in states like Texas. Trump promised to reverse \u200cthese decisions\u200b and to prioritize the development and expansion of oil and gas production.<\/p>\n<p>The former president \u2062also highlighted the importance of\u200d energy security as\u200b a \u200bmatter of national security. He \u200cargued that relying on foreign oil puts the country\u2062 at a disadvantage and makes it vulnerable \u2063to economic and geopolitical risks. Trump \u200cemphasized \u200bthe need to\u200c become energy independent and\u200b to leverage \u2064America&#8217;s vast oil and gas reserves.<\/p>\n<p>His \u2062speech resonated \u2062with many in the crowd who\u200d depend on the oil and gas \u2064industry for their livelihoods.\u2064 They expressed their support for Trump&#8217;s \u2063plans to revive the sector and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iowa-attorney-general-endorses-trump-as-he-ramps-up-state-presence\/\" title=\"Iowa AG backs Trump as he increases state presence.\">bring prosperity back<\/a> to their communities. The\u200c rally showcased the strong bond between \u200cTrump \u200dand his \u2063supporters, with chants of\u2064 &#8220;Drill, baby, drill!&#8221; echoing throughout\u2062 the event.<\/p>\n<p>While facing legal battles that\u2062 could impact\u2063 his future, Trump remains determined\u200b to fight\u2064 for the issues he believes\u200b in. His\u200d rally in Texas demonstrated his dedication to rebuilding\u2064 the country&#8217;s oil and gas might\u200c and his \u2064commitment\u2062 to \u200cthe American energy industry. As the\u200d Republican frontrunner seeking a second term, \u2064Trump&#8217;s message resonated\u2062 with his supporters who see him as \u200da champion\u200c for their causes.<\/p>\n<p>As \u2062the nation grapples with its\u200c energy transition, Trump&#8217;s vow to prioritize oil and gas raises important questions about the future \u200cdirection of\u200b the industry. While renewable energy \u200bsources are gaining traction and importance,\u200d the oil\u200c and gas sector \u200dstill plays \u200ba significant role \u2063in the country&#8217;s economy and energy infrastructure. Balancing the need\u2063 for environmental sustainability and economic growth\u200c will\u2063 continue to be a challenge for policymakers.<\/p>\n<p>As\u2062 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/will-hurd-says-he-recognizes-he-is-a-dark-horse-candidate-in-2024-race\/\" title=\"Hurd acknowledges being an unexpected contender in 2024.\">2024 presidential race unfolds<\/a>, Trump&#8217;s promises to\u200d rebuild America&#8217;s oil and gas might will\u200c likely resonate with voters in\u200c energy-dependent states. \u2062The battle between renewables and fossil fuels \u200cwill be a\u200b key issue for candidates \u2062as \u200dthey seek to secure support\u200b from various interest groups.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, former President Donald Trump&#8217;s vow to rebuild America&#8217;s\u2062 oil and gas might has reignited the debate on\u200d the nation&#8217;s energy future. Trump promises to prioritize the\u2062 fossil fuel industry and reverse the policies of the Biden administration. His\u2062 rally\u200b in Texas showcased\u200c his strong support base and\u2063 his determination\u2064 to fight for their interests. As the 2024\u200c presidential race approaches, energy will be a crucial \u2063issue for candidates hoping to secure the support of voters \u200cin states like\u2062 Texas. The future of America&#8217;s\u200b energy \u200csector hangs in the balance as the \u2062nation grapples with competing\u200d priorities and interests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Trump, speaking in Texas, vowed to eliminate green energy mandates and restore the strength of America&#8217;s oil and gas industry if he is reelected. 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