Trump Complains About "Witch Hunts" to Oil and Gas Conference Crowd
In
a speech at a shale oil and gas conference in the key swing state of Pennsylvania
on Wednesday, President Trump declared that he's made good on "every
promise" that he made to the same crowd three years ago.
But
the president, who is facing an impeachment inquiry one year out from the
election, also had other things on his mind at the Shale Insight conference in
Pittsburgh.
"I
have witch hunts every week. I say, 'what's the witch hunt this week?'"
Mr. Trump told the crowd.
"They
don't have a Mitt Romney in their midst," the president said.
Mr.
Trump argued that his administration is making significant gains for the energy
sector. He touted his administration's agenda to allow drilling on federal
lands and to slash environmental regulations in order to boost energy
development and business productivity.
During
the president's speech, Mr. Trump inaccurately said his administration is
building a border wall in Colorado.
"And
we're building a wall on the border of New Mexico. And we're building a wall in
Colorado. We're building a beautiful wall," the president said to a few
laughs.
A handful of protesters in the back of the room interrupted the speech. Mr. Trump told one of the protesters to go home to his mother.