“Trump asked oil industry for billion euros in exchange for scrapping environmental regulations” | Abroad

The newspaper writes that the meeting took place last month at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. There, a top business figure complained about unwelcome environmental regulations. It is said that $400 million was spent on lobbying last year alone, but that would not have had sufficient results.

Trump is said to have then told his guests that it would be a bargain if they put a billion on the table to ensure that he is elected president again. He said that the companies are rich enough for that and explained that this way they can avoid taxes and burdensome regulations. The former president also promised that he would grant more permits to drill for oil in the Gulf of Mexico, the newspaper writes.

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Several dozen directors were invited to the meeting. It goes according to The Washington Post including representatives from Venture Global, Cheniere Energy, Chevron, Exxon and Occidental Petroleum.

US President Joe Biden is convinced that his Republican rival Donald Trump will not accept a possible loss in the presidential elections later this year. Biden said this in an interview with news channel CNN.

Last week, Trump hinted during an interview that he might question the election results. He said he would only accept the result ‘if everything went smoothly’. If not, he says there would have to be a ‘fight’ for the land.

In 2021, Trump called on his supporters to stop the certification of Joe Biden’s victory, after which the Capitol in Washington DC was stormed. Five people were killed.

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