Just In Case You Haven't Enjoyed Some Fresh Morning Bullshit, Sen. John Curtis (R-UT) Wants To Be Trump's "Climate Guy"

[hatrack]

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Never mind that Trump endorsed Curtis’ opponent in the Senate primary to replace former Sen. Mitt Romney. And never mind that Trump has already dismantled the White House climate website and signed dozens of energy actions that aim to halt rules to cut greenhouse gas emissions, kneecap wind power and increase fossil fuel production.

In a statement issued after the deluge of Day 1 executive orders, Curtis praised Trump’s early actions, apparently finding no contradiction between his goals of climate awareness and Trump’s bold plans to reverse greenhouse gas regulations and ramp up fossil fuel production.

“Our energy future will be affordable, reliable and clean,” Curtis said. “I’m pleased to see the President unlock our natural resources — unleashing our economic potential and bolstering our national security,” he said, adding that the “path to energy domination drives right through Utah” and promised to tackle permitting challenges and “build consensus.”

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Curtis told Axios he has already made a “connection” with Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) — both of whom have displayed a willingness to defy Trump. At a recent POLITICO event, he aired doubts about national intelligence pick Tulsi Gabbard and was undecided about Defense nominee Pete Hegseth — though he eventually supported the latter. He also told Axios that he has made clear to GOP leaders they should not simply take his vote for granted. He has so far gone along with Trump picks.

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https://www.eenews.net/articles/john-curtis-wants-to-be-trumps-climate-guy/

Ed. - For the record, Curtis has voted "yes" for every single Trump nominee through Thursday, February 13th.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/02/06/us/politics/cabinet-confirmation-votes.html

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1. IMO, you can't get any lower than an ass-licking sycophantic toady.

[littlemissmartypants]

2. Grandstanding for publicity. ...

He wants his constituents to know he has big bolz. How is this not using DU to further his agenda?

[hatrack]

3. I kind of doubt it - he's so transparently phony (as is the "Conservative Climate Caucus") . . . .

. . . that it can't hurt to highlight their bullshit when they pathetically claim green.

Other than block one rider to a bill that would have blocked DOD from studying sea-level rise at Norfolk, they have done literally nothing since inception in whenever. 2016? 2017?