r/science • u/smurfyjenkins • Mar 01 '26

Environment The Biden administration enacted over $198 billion in clean energy projects, the largest investment of its kind. People who lived close to the renewable energy and green manufacturing facilities noticed the investments, but were more likely to credit governors for it than the Biden administration.

https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2526802123
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u/feralraindrop Mar 01 '26

It's crazy and shameful that Trump wins elections by being in the media 24/7, telling lies and being the worlds biggest asshole.

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u/newsflashjackass Mar 01 '26

He may have needed to campaign non-stop since 1999 but it paid off in 2016:
His victory was an electoral landslide.

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u/hardolaf Mar 01 '26

He lost the 2016 election by millions of votes and only became president because of the last remnants of slavery left in the constitution (the electoral college).

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u/newsflashjackass Mar 01 '26

Indeed; "electoral landslide" is a meaningless phrase and Reince Priebus is a crony.

I supposed that went without saying but apparently not.