Reference News Network July 10 report - According to AFP, July 9 report, a major climate advocate in the U.S. Senate said that the Trump administration no longer governs the country but instead "occupies" it on behalf of oil giants.
In an interview, Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse from Rhode Island blamed the comprehensive reduction of environmental measures on large amounts of unlimited and anonymous corporate political spending. He said that exposing this massive "fraud" is key to breaking its influence.
The 69-year-old senator told a small group of journalists before delivering a speech to Congress on the 9th: "This is no longer a government."
He said: "It's an occupying force from the fossil fuel industry, who have injected themselves into key positions of responsibility."
He said: "They are servants of the fossil fuel industry... they don't care about public opinion or public safety at all."
A recent analysis by the U.S. "Climate Power" organization showed that major oil companies spent at least $445 million to help Trump win the election. The organization said that due to undisclosed donations, this number is likely greatly underestimated. (Translated by Li Sha)
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