Trump's Plan for US "Energy Dominance" Explained
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Despite Trump claiming that during his first term, the US has seen the "best environmental numbers ever," he has nonetheless said multiple times that he would "drill, baby, drill'. In this video, we're taking a look at Trump's pro-oil energy policy, what's motivating it, and whether it'll work.

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00:00 - Introduction 00:47 - Drill Baby Drill 03:49 - Scrapping the Inflation Reduction Act 05:57 - Withdrawing from the Paris Accord 06:53 - Sponsored Content