Trump Admin Touted for 'So Much' Done on Energy to Make Life 'Affordable'

GOP strategist Rob Lockwood highlights Trump's energy policies as a key part of his economic vision.

Mar. 14, 2026 at 10:33pm

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Republican strategist Rob Lockwood praised the Trump administration's energy policies, saying they have done 'so much' to make life 'more affordable' for Americans. Lockwood criticized the Biden administration's approach to energy, calling it 'jihad on affordable, reliable energy' that would have led to 'economic devastation.' He highlighted Trump's focus on policies like 'drill, baby, drill' and 'mine, baby, mine' to boost domestic energy production.

Why it matters

Energy policy is a key part of the broader economic vision and diplomacy leverage for any administration. Lockwood argues that Trump's pro-energy policies stood in stark contrast to the Biden administration's approach, which he says would have been disastrous for the economy.

The details

Lockwood explained that under Trump, the administration focused on four key 'babies' - 'drill, baby, drill,' 'mine, baby, mine,' 'build, baby, build,' and 'map, baby, map' - to boost domestic energy production and make life more affordable for Americans. He said Trump opened up offshore drilling again and states like Alabama, North Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, and Tennessee were able to mine $300 billion more in coal, some of which would have been illegal under Biden.

  • When Trump started his second administration in January 2025, he opened up offshore drilling again.
  • During the Biden years, over 90% of new power generation was from unreliable, intermittent sources.

The players

Rob Lockwood

A Republican strategist who highlighted the Trump administration's energy policies.

Donald Trump

The former president whose administration Lockwood praised for its focus on boosting domestic energy production.

Joe Biden

The former president whose energy policies Lockwood criticized as a 'jihad on affordable, reliable energy.'

Kamala Harris

The former vice president who Lockwood said, along with Biden, was 'putting America on a path to an energy Armageddon.'

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What they’re saying

“If you look up intermittent — which is the left's preferred choice, it means not continuous. Which means, that Biden, and then Harris — when she started running, were putting America on a path to an energy Armageddon. It would have been economic devastation, and it would have killed our diplomacy leverage, because a strong energy policy — a strong exporting energy policy gives us a ton of diplomacy leverage.”

— Rob Lockwood, Republican strategist

“President Trump has the greatest comeback of all time, and what does he do on day one? He declares a national energy emergency, because we were in an energy emergency. I think at the time, when he came in, 90 plus percent of power that was slated to come online, wasn't baseload, which means it was unreliable, not continuous or steady.”

— Rob Lockwood, Republican strategist

The takeaway

Lockwood's comments highlight the stark contrast between the Trump and Biden administrations' approaches to energy policy, with Trump focused on boosting domestic production to make life more affordable for Americans, while Biden and Harris were criticized for policies that would have led to 'economic devastation.'