Staff Reports
The Biden administration’s reckless spree of green energy giveaways has finally met a well-deserved roadblock. The Trump Department of Energy just pulled the plug on nearly $5 billion for the Grain Belt Express—a project drenched in delay, deception, and corruption. This isn’t just another case of government waste; it’s a blatant example of Biden’s green boondoggles punishing hardworking Americans and trampling on private property rights to line the pockets of politically connected cronies.
This Grain Belt Express scheme was supposed to carry wind and solar power across Kansas and Missouri, but the truth is, it’s nothing more than a glossy shell game. The project’s boosters have lied repeatedly about its benefits, overpromising jobs and economic growth while bulldozing through the land of honest American farmers with nearly 50 eminent domain lawsuits. Missouri’s Republican attorney general rightly stepped in, uncovering a trail of deceit and demanding regulators rethink their approval. This venture doesn’t serve Missouri or any American—it caters to big green energy lobbyists and out-of-state interests trying to hijack American energy for their own gain.
The timing of this disaster speaks volumes. In Biden’s final days, his administration shoved through an astonishing $42 billion in green energy handouts, smashing the previous decade’s total in a reckless farewell spree. This was the same DOE office that greenlit the Grain Belt loan, seemingly ignoring any practical or financial scrutiny. Thankfully, Trump’s team took a hard look and recognized this was not a worthy investment of taxpayer dollars. They moved quickly to cancel funding that would have sunk America deeper into unstable, unreliable energy while fueling the swamp’s gravy train.
For years, conservatives have warned that Biden’s energy policies would sabotage American prosperity and sovereignty. Grain Belt Express and its ilk are proof positive. These projects prioritize woke windmills and solar panels over American jobs, energy independence, and property rights. Meanwhile, the Biden administration’s green fetish continues to drive energy prices through the roof and threatens the very foundation of our economy. The Trump DOE’s crackdown signals a return to responsible governance—making sure every dollar spent actually benefits the American people instead of foreign corporations and DC elites.
The real question now: when will the rest of the swamp politicians get the memo? America’s energy future belongs to innovation, not to politically motivated scams that waste taxpayer money and trample on freedom. Trump’s fight to protect honest workers and secure affordable, reliable energy is just getting started. If this administration has the guts to kill boondoggles like Grain Belt Express, maybe there’s hope for taking back our country from the green energy grifters once and for all.
