WASHINGTON, May 9 (Reuters) - Republican presidential
candidate Donald Trump vowed to reverse dozens of the Biden
administration's environmental rules and policies at a meeting
with top U.S. oil executives, where he also asked them to raise
$1 billion for his presidential campaign, the Washington Post
reported on Thursday.
The Post, citing unidentified sources familiar with the
meeting last month in Florida, said Trump promised to end
President Joe Biden's emissions rules aimed at promoting
electric vehicles and halt the Biden administration's freeze on
permits for new liquefied natural gas exports, among other
actions.
Trump told the chief executives that giving $1 billion would
be a "deal" for them, according to the report. Invited guests
included the CEOs of Venture Global, Cheniere Energy as
well as representatives from Chevron ( CVX ), Continental
Resources, Exxon and Occidental Petroleum ( OXY ), it
said.
Representatives for Trump's campaign did not respond to a
request for comment. Representatives for Exxon said they had no
details to share, while representatives for the other companies
did not respond to requests for comment.
Trump, who faces a rematch with Biden in the Nov. 5
presidential election, has vowed to undo much of the Democratic
president's work to fight climate change.
Biden has touted his administration's climate efforts -
including its tailpipe rules - as both good for the environment
and for the economy, which is a factor in his re-election
campaign.
At the meeting in Trump's private club, the Republican
presidential contender also said he would auction off more
leases for oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico and reverse
drilling restrictions in the Alaskan Arctic, the Post reported.
He also reiterated his complaints about wind power, it added.
(Additional reporting by Sabrina Valle; Writing by Susan
Heavey; Editing by Doina Chiacu and Michael Erman)