Trump picks a gasoline company owner and megadonor Republican as energy secretary

the future president of the United States, Donald TrumpThis Saturday, the oil and megadonor announced his Republican candidacy Chris Wright to be the minister of energy.

With the election of Wright, head of the Liberty Energy oil service group headquartered in Denver, Colorado, the Republican noted that he is trying to improve private sector investments. “Dominio Energetic” For EEUU, “reducing inflation, artificially arming the People's Republic of China, and expanding Chinese diplomacy.”

Wright, who doubts the existence of the climate crisis, will also be part of the new crisis 'Consejo Nacional de Energía', “Manufacturing, generation, distribution, regulation, transportation and permits” are being integrated with energy integration agencies, Trump said.

To be confirmed in office, the oilman must nevertheless receive a simple majority in the Senate, here the Republican Party It controls 53 out of 100 places.

Wright defended in an interview with medios estadonisados ​​los combustibles fossiles and stated that they “Need” for social needs and criticizes the transition to clean energies.

Since claiming victory in the last election on November 5, Trump has shaped his vision of the country with controversial picks in his cabinet, naming two dozen people who share a common profile: Loyalty definitely a water visionuna buena presencia en televisión y un firme supporto a sus medias como las massive deportaciones