Trump falsely takes credit for two large industrial projects in Louisiana and Pennsylvania

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Trump falsely takes credit for two large industrial projects

Trump said that two major industrial projects in Louisiana and Pennsylvania exist today thanks to his policies. In reality, both were well underway before he took office.

The Louisiana plant had all necessary federal permits by 2014.

The Pennsylvania chemical complex was subject to state regulations, and initial approvals came in 2015. Federal regulators approved the rate structure for a key pipeline in 2018, but construction approval for the pipeline itself came from the state, not the federal government.

Trump can take credit for boosting LNG exports and pushing a regulatory approach in favor of natural gas, but those dynamics were in play before his election.

We rate this claim False.

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[Akita Suggagaki]

No surprise. Most troubling is that he is a reflection of the soul of our country. We elected him.