Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL)slammed the Democratic Party on Wednesday after the latter secured major wins in the Midterm elections earlier this month, saying that voters turning blue was not a sign of approval of pro-climate policies.
Ron DeSantis Warns Prices Will Not Fall By Cutting Production
DeSantis, in a post on the social media platform X, quoted a post by Disclose.tv that showed former Secretary of State in the President Barack Obama administration, John Kerry, who said that the voters made “climate change and its exigencies a voting issue.”
The Florida governor disagreed with Kerry’s comments. “Winning an election in part because gas prices are higher and then turning around and claiming a mandate for embracing climate ideology,” he said.
DeSantis then warned against implementing the said policies by rolling back on fossil fuels. “Stifling oil and gas production will not lower energy costs,” he said.
Amid signs of potential de-escalation in the Iran conflict, U.S. gasoline prices continued to ease. AAA data showed the national average price of regular gasoline falling to $3.9429 per gallon on Wednesday, Nov. 11, from $3.9788 a day earlier. Diesel prices also declined to $6.1306 per gallon.
The Trump administration has also moved to roll back several climate and clean-energy policies introduced by previous administrations. In September, the EPA finalized a rule repealing most of the 2024 carbon pollution standards for fossil-fuel-fired power plants.
Iran’s Warnings For Trump
Iranian Security Chief Mohsen Rezaee issued a warning to the President Donald Trump administration, saying that Tehran would target U.S. military bases across Europe and the Middle East should Washington launch a new wave of strikes against Iran.
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the country’s Parliament Speaker, also said that the Strait of Hormuz will never return to the pre-war status quo, claiming that Iran and Oman, as the two countries bordering the waterway, should oversee its regulations.
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