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- Former President Trump is working to ramp up his support among energy executives, WaPo reported.
- Trump is a climate crisis skeptic who pushed for more drilling while in office.
- Support from oil and gas executives would be crucial to his 2024 reelection campaign.
Former President Donald Trump has long been a skeptic of the climate crisis, and during his administration, he pushed heavily for expanded drilling on public lands and in federal waters.
So, as the former president touts his past record and campaigns for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, he is wooing oil and gas barons to line up behind his candidacy, according to The Washington Post.