Top Interior Official Made Millions In An Industry Trump Despises

November 6, 2025

Ask President Donald Trump or his Interior Secretary Doug Burgum about wind energy and they’ll tell you it’s a “joke,” “pathetic” and “bad for everybody.” They’ll stress that energy production shouldn’t need subsidies — ignoring that fossil fuels are among America’s most subsidized industries — and claim that wind farms have an outsized negative impact on bird populations and other wildlife.

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