Vance also used to be critical of Trump, even comparing him to Hitler. And now he’s Trump’s VP pick! Talk about ass-kissing.

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Vance, Republican of Ohio, is a strong supporter of the oil and gas industry, opposes solar power and electric vehicles, and has said climate change is not a threat.

Referring to environmentalists, Mr. Vance said, if “they think climate change is caused by carbon emissions, then why is their solution to scream about it at the top of their lungs, send a ton of our jobs to China, and then manufacture these ridiculous ugly windmills all over Ohio farms that don’t produce enough electricity to run a cellphone on?”

Many environmental activists oppose fracking because the technique, which involves pumping water, sand and chemicals at high pressure into underground shale formations, can pollute the groundwater.

The United States pumped more crude oil than any country in history last year and is the world’s biggest exporter of liquefied natural gas.

Mr. Vance has attacked the Inflation Reduction Act, a 2022 law that Democrats passed without Republican votes and that has become the centerpiece of President Biden’s climate agenda.

program designed to curb leaks of methane, a highly potent greenhouse gas; undo an Environmental Protection Agency rule setting strict emissions standards for cars and light trucks; and to impose a $20,000 tariff on all Chinese vehicles imported into the U.S. None of those measures have become law.

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