From the very conservative Governor of Oklahoma:
Oklahoma’s Republican governor, Kevin Stitt, on Tuesday criticized the Trump administration for its elimination of wind energy projects across the country.
In one of his first executive orders earlier this year, President Donald Trump directed a federal review of existing onshore and offshore wind projects to determine whether their leases should be terminated or amended. Under the directive, the Trump administration canceled wind energy projects across the country and stopped issuing new leases.
“You cannot weaponize these things and just for political purposes put your thumb on the scale,” Stitt said while speaking at Semafor’s “Powering America’s Future” event.
Stitt’s comments come after a federal judge on Monday ruled Trump’s order unlawful.
Wind power is one of Trump’s most personal bête noirs. He is going to be very unhappy about this.
Yet another Republican expressing opposition to Trump. It’s not much. Baby steps. But coming from an oil patch governor it’s especially notable.