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Mon Mar 2, 2026, 11:29 PM 11 hrs ago

MAGA Suddenly Loves Solar Power

MAGA Suddenly Loves Solar Power

March 2, 2026 at 2:55 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 144 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2026/03/02/maga-suddenly-loves-solar-power/


Washington Post: “These full-throated endorsements of a renewable energy source that has been much maligned by Trump and his advisers represents a departure from what had been a pillar of the MAGA energy agenda.”

“It reflects a realization taking hold more broadly among Republicans that solar power — long embraced by liberals — is increasingly indispensable to America’s bid to dominate AI, close a yawning ‘electron gap’ with China and contain runaway residential electricity costs.”
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