Trump Visits North Carolina In the Aftermath of Extreme Flooding, Highlighting Danger of His Extreme Views on Climate and Clean Energy

Raleigh, N.C. — Tomorrow, Former President Donald Trump is slated to visit Wilmington, North Carolina, which is currently recovering from once-in-1000-year flooding. Extreme heat and flooding are becoming more frequent in North Carolina as a result of climate change. Trump will make the problem even worse. As president, Trump gutted 125 clean air and water protections, and rolled back critical flood protections that protected Americans from rising sea levels. Trump will be even more dangerous if elected again: Project 2025would gut climate science, slash clean energy investments, open drilling on protected lands, and hamstring our ability to respond to weather disasters like this week’s flooding. 

“Donald Trump has brushed off the threat of rising sea levels and touted it as a path towards ‘more oceanfront property,’ but in North Carolina we know that rising waters means our homes and communities are at real risk,” says Terryn Hall, NC State Desk for Climate Power. “We can’t afford someone who turns a blind eye to the reality we are facing.” 

Trump said he wants to be a dictator on day one so that he can let corporate polluters poison our communities, prioritizing his own interests over future generations. Trump asked Big Oil executives to donate $1 billion to his campaign while promising to eliminate health and environmental protections and deliver them $110 billion in tax breaks. Project 2025 would lead to an increase of $32 billion in total household energy costs for Americans as well as 1.7 million in total job losses in 2030. 

Vice President Harris stands up for the middle class, fights for clean air and water, and puts the American people before Big Oil. As Attorney General, Kamala Harris secured over $50 million for taxpayers in settlements from Big Oil. As Senator, she introduced legislation to replace lead pipes. And as vice president, she cast the deciding vote to pass the clean energy plan, which has already created more than 330,000 clean energy jobs across the country, with nearly 12,000 here in North Carolina—jobs that will be at risk if Trump is re-elected.

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