特朗普向德克萨斯州的能源大亨求助，来助力他的竞选活动

特朗普周三在德克萨斯州西部城市Odesssa举行了两场筹款活动，为共和党全国委员会和他的竞选活动筹集了资金，随后又访问了附近的米德兰，并在双鹰能源控股有限公司发表演讲。特朗普还首次以总统身份参观了一座石油钻井平台。此举应该是要拉拢能源大亨的赞助和选票，特朗普一再声称他的民主党对手拜登不仅会破环能源行业，还会破坏整个美国的经济。他发表讲话后，签署了四个管道和铁路项目的许可证，其中包括一个允许德克萨斯出口石油到墨西哥的项目。

尽管特朗普一直把能源行业当作他这边的人，但有一些能源行业人士抱怨特朗普对能源行业政策的反复，还说他将自己的政治利益放在了能源行业的前面，尤其是在冠状病毒大流行期间，大范围停工压垮了燃料的需求，能源行业对他的不满被放大了。然而，相比起不断推行清洁能源和2万亿美元气候计划的拜登，特朗普还是能源行业人士的优先选择，因为拜登的计划旨在结束美国对化石燃料的依赖，对能源行业更加不利。

特朗普的访问正值两党在德克萨斯州进行激烈的角逐，有的民调显示拜登领先于特朗普，但优势十分微小；有的民调则现实拜登有点落后于特朗普。特朗普在2016年以9个百分点赢得了德州，但RealClearPolitics的民调平均值显示，特朗普和拜登目前保持并列。

President Donald Trump is looking to deep-pocketed energy barons to help jump start his sputtering re-election campaign on Wednesday during a stop in Texas, a traditional Republican bastion that has become increasingly competitive for Democrats. Trump raised money for the Republican National Committee and his campaign at a pair of fundraisers in the west Texas city of Odessa before visiting nearby Midland where he delivered a speech at Double Eagle Energy Holdings LLC. He also toured an oil rig for the first time as president. Trump repeated claims that his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, would not only destroy the energy industry but also the U.S. economy as a whole. Following his remarks, the president signed four permits for pipeline and rail projects, including one that would allow the export of Texas oil to Mexico. Some energy industry figures have complained that Trump has prioritized his personal political interests over their industry’s, an issue magnified when the coronavirus pandemic forced widespread shutdowns that crushed fuel demand. But executives have also been galvanized after Biden doubled down on his $2 trillion climate plan, which is aimed at ending U.S. reliance on fossil fuels. The president’s visit comes at a time when Democrats’ hopes of running a close race or defeating Trump in Texas have been buoyed by polls showing Biden with a narrow lead, or barely trailing the president.
Trump won the state in 2016 by 9 percentage points, but the RealClearPolitics polling average shows Trump virtually tied with Biden.  source

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