# Drill Baby Drill, Imperial Trump and the Collapse of American Energy Dominance

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One of the first things Donald Trump did after coming into office for his second term was to promise to "unleash" oil and gas drilling, ostensibly to bring down costs and secure American energy independence.

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [https://ageoftransformation.org/drill-baby-drill-imperial-trump-and-the-collapse-of-american-energy-dominance](https://ageoftransformation.org/drill-baby-drill-imperial-trump-and-the-collapse-of-american-energy-dominance)