Trump Energy Policy - "America First"

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President Trump's First 100 Days In Oil And Gas: Elections Really Do Matter.

Forbes, opinion. President Donald Trump's 100th day in office is this Saturday, and the debate is raging about what he has or has not accomplished during that short period of time, which in the past has traditionally been a sort of "honeymoon" period for new presidential administrations. It's highly debatable whether or not this particular President received any sort of honeymoon at all, since such periods in the past have involved semi-favorable coverage from the press and a good deal of cooperation from congress, but that's another subject for another writer. Throughout his campaign, Candidate Trump focused on energy policy more than any previous candidate from either political party. At every rally, he talked about his America First Energy Plan, specifically bringing up things like the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines, the need to promote the production of more domestic energy resources, his plan to lessen U.S. reliance on oil imports from the Middle East, and his plan to reverse some heavy-handed Obama-era regulatory actions, like the EPA's Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. Not since the 1980 candidacy of Ronald Reagan have Americans seen a nominee of either major party focus so much of his campaign messaging on oil and gas-related issues. It was a truly striking thing to observe.