An EPA advisor was uncovered in a Project Veritas undercover video admitting that the company rushed to allocate billions of taxpayer {dollars} to local weather change initiatives simply earlier than President Donald Trump’s inauguration.
Brent Efron, a particular advisor on the EPA and instrumental in implementing Biden’s local weather agenda, spoke to a Undertaking Veritas operative concerning the rush to disburse funds two months earlier than Trump’s inauguration.
“Now it’s methods to get the cash out as quick as potential earlier than they [Trump Administration] are available … It actually seems like we’re on the Titanic or throwing gold bar off the highest edge.,” Efron mentioned.
Underneath the Biden administration’s Inflation Discount Act, which Efron known as “Biden’s local weather regulation,” over $100 billion was allotted for numerous environmental tasks.
Efron detailed how the EPA is scrambling to make sure these funds are dedicated to tasks, together with these initially deliberate for a Kamala Harris presidency.
“The factor that we haven’t funded but are [sic] the native nonprofit program that was going to be an inter-Kamala Harris administration program… so now we’re getting it [funding] out as fast as potential. It’s like two billion at this level, we’ve acquired most of it out – like 90%.”
He additional disclosed that the EPA plans to proceed this funding rush till the final minute on Inauguration Day.
The technique includes channeling funds by means of nonprofits, which Efron described as an “insurance coverage coverage” towards a Trump administration which may search to defund or repeal these initiatives.
“We gave them [nonprofits, states, tribes] the cash as a result of… it was an insurance coverage coverage towards Trump successful. As a result of they aren’t [a government agency], they’re safer from Republicans taking the cash away.”
Efron additionally discusses the EPA’s technique of utilizing nonprofits as a defend towards Republican insurance policies, and hints on the potential private advantages awaiting him post-tenure.
“Over the past yr we’ve given out $50 billion {dollars} for local weather issues…so to go work for considered one of these locations can be actually cool.”
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BREAKING: @EPA Advisor Admits ‘Insurance coverage Coverage’ Towards Trump is Funneling Billions to Local weather Organizations, “We’re Throwing Gold Bars off the Titanic”
“It was an insurance coverage coverage towards Trump successful.”
“Get the cash out as quick as potential earlier than they [Trump… pic.twitter.com/eaAihuNvAh
— Project Veritas (@Project_Veritas) December 3, 2024
Newly appointed EPA chief Lee Zeldin, a former New York Congressman and a staunch ally of Trump, releases his statement in response to the scandal.
“Huge news! Our awesome team EPA just located BILLIONS of dollars worth of “gold bars” that the Biden Admin threw “off the titanic”. Big update coming tomorrow…” Zeldin wrote.
Huge news! Our awesome team @EPA just located BILLIONS of dollars worth of “gold bars” that the Biden Admin threw “off the titanic”.
Big update coming tomorrow…pic.twitter.com/md5qWEgUgV
— Lee Zeldin (@epaleezeldin) February 11, 2025
Utah Senator Mike Lee also weighed in on the situation via X.
“The U.S. government is actively working to undermine the American people. We’ve empowered Washington to the point that it’s become dangerous and destructive. It’s too big, too expensive, and too powerful. We must return to constitutional government,” he wrote.
The U.S. government is actively working to undermine the American people
We’ve empowered Washington to the point that it’s become dangerous and destructive
It’s too big, too expensive, and too powerful
We must return to constitutional government https://t.co/JW36FWqPYh
— Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) December 3, 2024