Ledger · 2016 campaign · № 46
Approve Keystone XL and take a share of the profits
Never delivered“[paraphrase] I'll approve Keystone XL, but I want a piece of the profits for the United States.”
- Promised
- , Energy policy speech, Bismarck, North Dakota
- Re-promised
- 6 times with a fresh deadline
- Topic
- Energy & environment
- Era
- 2016 campaign
What happened
Trump issued a presidential permit in March 2017 and a replacement permit in March 2019, but no profit-sharing arrangement was ever negotiated and the pipeline was not completed. It remained tied up in litigation through the term, and the permit was revoked on January 20, 2021.