Headline Roundup • July 29th, 2020

Trump Campaigns, Visits Texas Oil Rig After State's Polls Favor Biden

Donald Trump,Texas,Election 2020,Energy,Environment,Oil

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On Wednesday, President Donald Trump paid a visit to West Texas, where he spoke at a campaign fundraiser in Odessa and toured a Double Eagle Energy oil rig in Midland. Trump's 16th visit to Texas comes after polls report that the historically red state may be up for grabs. At the event, he spoke of how the U.S. is achieving energy dominance by cutting regulations, simplifying permitting and encouraging private investment in energy infrastructure. Trump also implied that Joe Biden’s “radical” green energy plans would destroy the state’s oil and gas industry. Coverage from left-rated outlets tended to highlight Biden's lead in Texas polls, as well as the Wednesday event attendees' lack of masks and social distancing. Coverage from right-rated outlets also analyzed Trump's chances in Texas.

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In Texas, Trump warns that a Biden presidency would demolish state's energy industry

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In Texas, Trump warns that a Biden presidency would demolish state's energy industry

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President Trump traveled to up-for-grabs Texas on Wednesday to warn voters that Democrat Joseph R. Biden’s “radical” green energy plans would destroy the state’s oil and gas industry.
“If these far-left politicians ever get into power, they will demolish not only your industry, but the entire U.S. economy,” Mr. Trump told an audience at an oil-drilling operation in Midland. “You will have no more energy coming out of the great state of Texas.”
The president said of his rival, “I don’t think Biden’s going to do too well in Texas....

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Trump to discuss energy, tour oil rig, raise money in Texas

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will shift his focus to American energy dominance during a stop in Texas later this week that will include his first visit to an oil rig.

During the stop Wednesday at Double Eagle Energy in the west Texas city of Midland, Trump will discuss how the U.S. is achieving energy dominance by cutting regulations, simplifying permitting and encouraging private investment in energy infrastructure, the White House said.

Trump will also tour an oil rig in Midland, the city where former President George W. Bush...

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Video posted to social media shows that President Donald Trump's speech in Texas was attended by a crowd who largely refused to wear masks or maintain social distancing in a tightly packed area.

Trump delivered a speech on "restoring energy dominance" during an event at the Double Eagle Energy oil rig in Midland, Texas on Wednesday.

Video posted to Twitter shortly after the event by The Hill appears to show very few of the attendees wearing face coverings despite the recent spike in COVID-19 cases in Texas. There also seemed...

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