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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,111 posts)
Sun Jul 26, 2020, 08:25 PM Jul 2020

Trump to discuss energy, tour oil rig, raise money in Texas

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump will shift his focus to American energy dominance during a stop in Texas later this week that will include his first visit to an oil rig.

During the stop Wednesday at Double Eagle Energy in the west Texas city of Midland, Trump will discuss how the U.S. is achieving energy dominance by cutting regulations, simplifying permitting and encouraging private investment in energy infrastructure, the White House said.

Trump will also tour an oil rig in Midland, the city where former President George W. Bush was raised and where he met his wife, Laura, who was born there.

While in Texas, Trump will raise money for the Republican Party and his reelection campaign at a fundraising luncheon with supporters in nearby Odessa.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-to-discuss-energy-tour-oil-rig-raise-money-in-texas/ar-BB17dvky?li=BBnb7Kz

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Trump to discuss energy, tour oil rig, raise money in Texas (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2020 OP
Having been raised in the oil patch of south Texas TexasTowelie Jul 2020 #1
Hahaha! 2naSalit Jul 2020 #3
I lived on the edge of town when I was young. TexasTowelie Jul 2020 #4
Guess he's wrorried about losing Texas. 2naSalit Jul 2020 #2

TexasTowelie

(111,313 posts)
1. Having been raised in the oil patch of south Texas
Sun Jul 26, 2020, 10:02 PM
Jul 2020

I am well aware that accidents do happen on those oil rigs. Go ahead and let Trump visit.

2naSalit

(86,061 posts)
3. Hahaha!
Sun Jul 26, 2020, 10:05 PM
Jul 2020

You read my mind on that one!

I used to drive an oil tanker and that was plenty dangerous loading at the refineries in LA, I have never had any desire to ever get within miles of an actual drill rig.

TexasTowelie

(111,313 posts)
4. I lived on the edge of town when I was young.
Sun Jul 26, 2020, 10:13 PM
Jul 2020

There was an oil rig about 100 yards away just outside the city limits. The lights and noise from the rig ruined my walks on the street behind our home.

The nicest thing that I can say about growing up in the oil patch is that I brought a jar of crude oil for my organic chemistry class in college for distillation in the lab and earned some extra credit.

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