Freeing the U.S. From OPEC No Longer Just a Dream: Bloomberg Government Energy

In one way, President Trump has a very real path to success.

A customer prepares to pump fuel at a Go Mart Inc. gas station in Rockbridge, Ohio, U.S., on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016.

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Donald Trump took the oath of office Friday amid an ominously darkened sky and hooded anarchists smashing windows in downtown Washington. His inaugural address may have had its admirers, but its talk of "carnage" and "tombstones" certainly failed to unite a skittish nation.

To all of this, we’re here to tell you that in one way President Trump has a very real path to success. An America First Energy Plan, posted on the White House website soon after noon on Friday, said he would focus on lowering energy costs and "freeing us from dependence on foreign oil."