When Donald Trump secured the Republican nomination, Barack Obama probably thought that his legacy was secure. The man everyone said could not win was going up against Hillary Clinton, the woman who pledged to keep Obama’s legacy intact.
Unfortunately for Obama, almost everyone got it wrong. Donald Trump won big in November, and now eight years of Obama-era regulations are set to be dismantled under the new president-elect.
But Obama isn’t giving up. Despite having warned Trump to not over-use executive orders, the lame duck president is now using all the power at his disposal to keep Trump from undoing his fragile legacy.
Obama’s latest last-minute power-grab has to do with offshore drilling. Trump may have campaigned on a promise to make America more energy independent, but if Obama gets his way, he may not be able to.
See how he’s trying to keep Trump from drilling for oil off the American coastline on the next page:
You mean this law …… “The ban relies on the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act of 1953, which says the president “may, from time to time, withdraw” federal waters from oil and gas development that are not already leased. It was announced as part of a joint action with Canada, where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also made long-term, though not permanent, commitments to protect the Arctic from drilling
Garvin Null Wrong it is already a law passed by the congress.
A ten day permanent ban. Nice.
Sure to keep us dependent on Islam nation oil. America sell out
He is brilliant. Wait until you see how stupid Trump is in comparison.
I love how he’s done nothing bold ( good or bad) till he’s leaving office…cementing his leagacy as a poor weak president
I think President Elect Trump knew he would be cleaning up more than the last eight years. He knew the idiot in office would try to cause as much trouble as he could as he exits out the door.
With Republicans holding the White House and the majority in (Congress or Senate I forget which right now), Barry will be erased from our history books.
WE NEED A PERMANENT BAN ON LIBERALS
It’s only two more weeks, let the monkey throw his$#%&!@*through his cage, it will get fixed very soon.