President-elect Donald Trump named AI as a focus of his energy strategy Friday in his formal announcement of Republican North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to head the Interior Department and a new National Energy Council.
“With U.S. Energy Dominance, we will drive down Inflation, win the A.I. arms race with China (and others), and expand American Diplomatic Power to end Wars all across the World,” Trump wrote in an email announcing his choice.
He said the National Energy Council would oversee a cross-agency effort to cut red tape, boost private-sector investments and promote innovation over regulation with a “DRILL BABY DRILL” approach. Expanding energy supply and driving down its cost would “win the battle for A.I. superiority, which is key to National Security and our Nation’s Prosperity,” Trump added.
The Republican party pledged in its 2024 platform to “MAKE AMERICA THE DOMINANT ENERGY PRODUCER IN THE WORLD, BY FAR.”
The president-elect first announced his choice of Burgum on Thursday at Mar A Lago. Burgum will also have a seat on the National Security Council, Trump announced in his release.