Trump Administration Cancels $11 Billion Grain Belt Express Project After Fraud Investigation

Have you ever noticed how “saving the planet” always seems to cost a fortune? And it’s rarely the activists or the politicians who have to open their wallets. Instead, they dream up massive projects with fancy names and promise a green utopia, while everyday Americans are expected to foot the bill.

These grand plans are sold with slick websites and promises of huge savings. But when you look closely, you find they often benefit big corporations and distant cities.

Meanwhile, everyday Americans in America’s heartland are left with the bill, the burden, and the broken promises. It’s a classic bait and switch, wrapped in a green flag.

From Daily Caller:
Republican Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley announced Thursday that the Department of Energy (DOE) is canceling its Grain Belt Express project.

Hawley’s X post announcing the DOE’s decision to cancel the project followed a conversation with President Donald Trump and Energy Secretary Chris Wright. The post also called the Grain Belt Express a “green scam” that is “costing taxpayers BILLIONS.”

The Grain Belt Express was a $11 billion transmission line project designed to carry electricity from wind farms in Kansas across Missouri and Illinois to Indiana. “Energy demand is growing – our grid needs an upgrade,” the project’s website states, “No other project saves consumers more.”

Well, President Trump’s administration just put a stop to one of the biggest woke pipe dreams yet. After a conversation between the President and his Energy Secretary, the Department of Energy has officially canceled the Grain Belt Express, an $11 billion project that Senator Josh Hawley correctly called a “green scam” set to cost taxpayers billions.

The project, which aimed to build a massive transmission line across the Midwest, was already under investigation by Missouri’s Republican Attorney General, Andrew Bailey. His office uncovered a “history of lies and false promises” used to sell the project to the public.

A Scam Built on a Fake Tax

The investigation revealed the project’s incredible claims were built on pure fantasy. To justify their numbers and promise billions in savings, the company’s projections relied on a “fictitious carbon tax.” In other words, they simply invented a tax that does not exist in Missouri or federal law to make their project look profitable.

This wasn’t just about funny money. The Grain Belt Express was designed to carry wind power from Kansas, across Missouri, and into Illinois and Indiana. It would have cut a path through countless family farms and private properties. Missourians were being asked to sacrifice their property rights, not for their own benefit, but to serve out-of-state interests.

Promises Kept

President Trump has long promised to end the green gravy train, and this is another promise kept. The cancellation is part of a larger effort by the Trump administration to halt expensive, wasteful projects that prioritize a radical environmental agenda over the needs of American citizens. This is a huge victory for taxpayers and property owners.

It’s a win for common sense. Under this administration, the era of funding billion-dollar green fantasies with your money is coming to an end. America is finally being put first again.

Key Takeaways

• President Trump’s DOE has canceled the $11 billion Grain Belt Express project.
• The project’s backers used a “fictitious carbon tax” to justify its cost.
• The plan would have trampled the property rights of Missouri landowners.
• This action protects taxpayers from another wasteful green energy scam.

Sources: Daily Caller

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