Bottom Line Up Front

The Department of Energy quietly shoved $90 billion out the door after Election Day and before Inauguration—$2 billion in the final 48 hours. One $2 million lithium project ballooned to $200 million overnight—with zero justification. Now, Sec. Wright is blowing the whistle on Biden’s reckless green grift.

Counterpoint

According to the Left and their media lapdogs:

• These were just routine clean energy investments.
• The Biden team was merely “accelerating climate innovation.”
• And the last-minute billions? Just the price of fighting climate change “urgently.”They say the Trump team is politicizing energy policy and “slowing progress” on green tech.

Facts Only

• Between November 2024 and January 2025, the Biden DOE lent over $90 billion, more than double what was loaned in the prior 15 years combined.
• Of that, $2 billion was rammed through in the final two days of the administration.
• One project in particular—Standard Lithium—originally approved for just over $2 million, suddenly received over $200 million. The only paperwork justifying it? A blank sheet with the words “justification for increase”.
• Secretary Wright, under President Trump, called the findings “alarming” and said these late-term moves never should’ve been funded.
• Lithium, by the way, isn’t just for Teslas—it’s key to U.S. missile and defense systems. This isn’t just fraud—it’s national security negligence.

The America First View

You don’t pour taxpayer billions into unvetted “climate grants” during a lame duck—unless you’re laundering favors. That’s what this is: Biden’s green cronies cashing out before the clock ran out. And now we’re stuck cleaning up their mess. Trump’s team is reviewing every dollar—because it’s not just wasteful. It’s dangerous.

The Left gambled our energy future and national security to fund vaporware, and they’re calling it “climate justice”? No. This was looting disguised as policy.

What’s Next

• August 2025: Expect final decisions on which projects will be reversed or defunded.
• DOJ may face pressure to investigate the $200M Standard Lithium deal.
• Watch for hearings on this Biden-era energy slush fund—especially with China circling lithium markets.

This wasn’t just corruption. It was calculated. And the receipts are finally coming in.