The confidential oil plan that could cost Trumpy re-election

[FM123]

(Politico) The Trump administration is considering auctioning off Florida’s coastal waters for oil and gas drilling — and Republicans are warning it could cost the president dearly in Florida in the 2020 election.

An industry lobbying offensive has put it on the cusp of achieving its holy grail: access to the resource-rich eastern Gulf of Mexico. The idea is so politically toxic in Florida that past presidents haven't even entertained it. But behind the scenes, oil and gas interests are appealing to Trump's desire to turbocharge U.S. energy production, including his past openness to drilling off the Florida coast.

The president and his top advisers haven't yet weighed in on the plan taking shape inside his Interior Department. But giving it the green light would be tantamount to a declaration of war on his second home state, given the uniform opposition from Florida Republicans, including prominent allies like Sen. Rick Scott, Gov. Ron DeSantis and others.

“He would have a price to pay for that,” Rep. Ted Yoho (R-Fla.), a staunch Trump supporter, told POLITICO.
Read more:
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/10/trump-florida-2020-oil-drilling-1264194

[flamingdem]

1. Add that to the red tide and Florida will

become a toxic dump.

[gratuitous]

2. "He would have a price to pay for that" Yeah, right

What, would Florida Republicans hold their noses when they vote to re-elect Trump? Horrors!

[Clarity2]

3. Im confused

I thought this plan was blocked? https://www.governing.com/topics/transportation-infrastructure/tns-offshore-drilling-alaska-judge-blocks-trump-administration.html

A federal judge on Friday rejected President Donald Trump's attempt to overturn a decision by his predecessor and open large tracts of the Arctic and Atlantic oceans to oil leasing

[FM123]

5. I believe that only helps the folks in Alaska, I don't think that will help us here in FL

[Clarity2]

8. It says atlantic ocean and arctic

Which includes all of the east coast, but I guess not the gulf.

The politico article mentions the atlantic coast too:

Multiple oil and gas industry sources told POLITICO that the eastern Gulf, along with the Atlantic coast, are included in the administration’s current five-year off-shore drilling proposal, which hasn’t yet been released

He would have to take to court again to have any chance of touching any of it. Unless he thinks hes going to *ignore laws* again.

[mercuryblues]

4. IOW trump will

implement the policy after the 2020 election, if he wins. Until then he will tell Floridians that he is the only one who can save them from offshore drilling. The fools will fall for it and then cheer when the oil companies start drilling.

[0rganism]

10. this!

the next 18 months are all about consolidation of power that a competent dictator would have started immediately. the big changes will happen in his 2nd term, after taking back the house in 2020.

[katmondoo]

6. W Bush tried that!!!!! It quickly disappeared

[Karadeniz]

7. Why are we still pushing oil?

[Andy823]

9. It will all depend on just how much

MONEY trump would get for going along with the oil and gas corporations. I think trump is going to do a lot of things that will piss of a lot of people, including his cult followers because he wants to make as much money as he can in case he doesn't win in 2020. For trump it's all about the money.