By Ben Meiselas
I had a critical conversation on the MeidasTouch Network this week with former Washington Governor Jay Inslee—one of the nation’s foremost leaders on climate action—and what we discussed should set off alarm bells for anyone who cares about American jobs, energy security, or even basic economic sanity.
The GOP’s proposed budget, crafted in Donald Trump’s image, isn’t just cruel. It’s a direct assault on the clean energy jobs that are transforming this country for the better. Jobs for electricians, ironworkers, machinists, and battery techs. Real, good-paying, American union jobs. Jobs that don't require a $40,000 degree but do provide dignity and a path to the middle class.
And Trump? He’s out there calling this the “green new scam,” mocking wind energy with his bizarre “windmills go round and round” rants. Meanwhile, our adversaries like China are thrilled to pick up the slack as we surrender our leadership in the global clean energy economy.
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Governor Inslee didn’t mince words. He called Trump’s policy “idiocy,” and he’s right. This MAGA cult is actively tanking tens of thousands of jobs. Inslee cited 62,000 lost already and driving up energy prices just to appease their failed, fossil-fueled overlord. These aren’t lefty talking points. These are hard economic facts. Solar and wind are now cheaper than coal in 92% of U.S. districts. Yet Trump and his cronies are tearing up the tax credits that made this revolution possible.
We must act. Inslee reminded us: democracy is simple. If politicians betray their constituents, we must vote them out. And that starts with putting heat on vulnerable Senate Republicans, folks like Thom Tillis in North Carolina, who know this MAGA budget is poison but are too spineless to stand up to Trump.
This isn’t over. The Senate can still stop this disaster. But only if we show up, speak out, and demand better. Call your senators. Share this interview. Join the movement. And let every last MAGA saboteur know: you kill our jobs, you kill your political career.
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