Steven Cheung, a Trump spokesman, used expletives in calling Mr. DeSantis a “candidate that just steals from President Trump’s policy book” in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, during the governor’s remarks.
In a lengthy, six-pronged policy outline, Mr. DeSantis promised to remove subsidies for electric vehicles, take the U.S. out of global climate agreements — including the Paris accords — and cancel net-zero emission promises.
He also vowed to increase American oil and natural gas production and “replace the phrase climate change with energy dominance” in policy guidance.
His remarks — delivered above the sounds of heavy machinery — paired standard Republican energy policy, blasting foreign energy dependence and blue state regulations, with criticism of the Biden administration’s focus on reducing carbon emissions and incentivizing clean energy.
The Biden campaign criticized Mr. DeSantis’s plan.
Persons:
Steven Cheung, DeSantis, Trump’s, ”, George W, Bush, —, Biden, DeSantis’s, ” Ammar Moussa, Mr, autoworkers
Organizations:
Trump, Twitter, —, MAGA Republican Party, United Auto Workers
Locations:
Paris