Why the Trump administration is paying billions to abandon wind farms - PBS NewsHour

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Lawmakers from both parties are raising concerns about the Trump administration's spending decisions. In the latest example, the administration said it will pay nearly $1 billion to energy companies to abandon plans to build two wind farms off the U.S. coast. Liz Landers joins Amna Nawaz to discuss. - Aired on 05/04/2026.

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1. If Congress holds the purse strings, why is it he has all this money to spend on things he opposes?

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2. And I thought the felon-in-chief had already spent BILLIONS on his illegal Iran war?!

Though I'm guessing that the Republican majority holds the purse strings. I sure hope that we can change that over the next two elections...

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4. Trump treats federal budgets as slush funds.

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3. Wasting our money