Chris Wright, President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the Energy Department, has denied the well-established connection between climate change and extreme weather, claiming that storms are not getting more intense.

President-elect Donald Trump has selected Chris Wright, a campaign donor and fossil fuel executive, to serve as his new energy secretary.View on euronews

Liberty Energy Donald Trump’s pick for energy secretary called net zero a “sinister goal” and drank bleach on camera. Chris Wright, the founder and chief executive of Denver-based Liberty Energy, is expected to spearhead Mr Trump’s “drill baby drill” plans to increase oil and gas production and seek new ways to boost energy.

Musk endorsed Howard Lutnick, who previously suggested taxes could be paid with cryptocurrency, over Scott Bessent who he called a "business-as-usual choice" on X.

As President-elect Donald Trump makes a flurry of choices to fill out his incoming administration's Cabinet, the lobbying for key positions has been fierce behind closed doors -- and sometimes publicly.