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News & Current Events Mar 28, 2026 at 2:41 PM

Trump Is Now Bribing Energy Companies With Your Taxpayer Dollars

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Trump Is Now Bribing Energy Companies With Your Taxpayer Dollars
The New Republic
Trump Is Now Bribing Energy Companies With Your Taxpayer Dollars
What everyone gets from a strange deal to pay a company nearly $1 billion to abandon a wind project

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Ok_Employer7837 Mar 28, 2026 +136
" This week, the Trump administration announced that, after having lost every single court case over its attempt to halt East Coast offshore wind projects, it will now simply pay one of the companies roughly $1 billion to abandon ship. Crucially, however, it is not just paying France’s TotalEnergies to back off—the company will now invest in oil and gas development in Texas instead. " That... that is the wildest thing I'll read today.
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ArohaWhanau Mar 28, 2026 +16
Oh but the day is early, my friend.
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Internal_Essay9230 Mar 28, 2026 +9
Doesn't Congress have to appropriate the $1B?
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jeffffff82 Mar 29, 2026 +2
Trump doesn't pay his bills. This will end up in court until after he's gone and we'll be stuck with the tab.
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PixieCascade Mar 28, 2026 +40
Wow, who knew taxpayer dollars could become a game of Monopoly? Seriously, when did “bribing” become a valid business strategy?
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Rawrsomesausage Mar 28, 2026 +6
When Congress, the media, and the SC got captured, and morons elected a convicted criminal to the Presidency. It's insane to watch truly.
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scoutthepigeon Mar 28, 2026 +25
when the judge shut down trump charities in new york - an organization that was supposed to raise money for CHILDREN'S CANCER issues - he also ruled that neither orange julius, nor his half-wit offspring, were aloud to operate any charity in the state of new york ever again, because - wait for it - they were using the chairity as "their own personal piggy bank". so this is definitely the guy you want with both hands in the treasury jar. why he'll just be rooting out corruption and draining the swamp at every turn. no? man i'm so proud i'm gushing. america - IQs in the golden toilet, a lifetime fruad steering ship, heads in our assholes, guns ablazin'. aces.
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Travelerdude Mar 28, 2026 +12
Not only is the Trump administration bankrupting the United States, they’re single-handedly ruining the environment, economy, and reputation of the United States as well. When they leave, all wealthier, the country will be in the biggest mess of its 250 years.
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Ok-Move9389 Mar 28, 2026 +13
How come each and every member of Orange Felon's family is a criminal?
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Ok_Employer7837 Mar 28, 2026 +4
[The article.](https://archive.is/20260327152528/https://newrepublic.com/post/208250/trump-totalenergies-wind-bribing-energy-companies)
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Ok-Annual50 Mar 28, 2026 +4
Trump the grifter-in-chief. He destroys the environment every chance he gets.
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Gibberish5 Mar 28, 2026 +4
Not just subsidizing oil anymore but actively sabotaging its competition. It’s so corrupt and it’s just going to be a minor news story that almost no one will hear about.
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Avoidtolls Mar 28, 2026 +3
F*** billionaires. Tax them like l****** winners.
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formal_pumpkin Mar 28, 2026 +1
Breaking: fork still in kitchen
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Catspaw129 Mar 29, 2026 +1
Well, heck! If I'm going to bribe someone, why should I use my own money?
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FakeItFreddy Mar 29, 2026 +1
Congress really needs to throw this child rapist in prison already
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2HDFloppyDisk Mar 28, 2026 +12
Thought this was sarcasm, then I looked at your comment history. Bless your little heart.
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Chefalo Mar 28, 2026 +7
There is no way anyone can be that ignorant, this has to be a bot or paid shill
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Responsible-Pain-620 Mar 28, 2026 +9
Care to further elaborate or are you just going to spew a dismissive statement so that you don't have to use your last two remaining brain cells to see how the current administration is ransacking our coffers?
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dblan9 Mar 28, 2026 +6
> Wow that's pretty hostile Like saying you are happy someone is dead?
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Ok_Employer7837 Mar 28, 2026 +5
Explain your workings if you would, and undistort it for us.
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