Sunrise on J.D. Vance: Big Oil Sell-Out

In response to Donald Trump announcing J.D. Vance as his Vice Presidential running mate, Sunrise Movement Communications Director, Stevie O’Hanlon, released the following statement:

“Like Donald Trump, J.D. Vance has proven that he will make it a top priority to roll back climate protections while answering to the demands of oil and gas CEOs. Vance is one of Congress’s biggest recipients of donations from oil companies.

J.D. Vance not only flip-flopped on supporting Trump, he flip-flopped on climate. He went from expressing concern about climate change before running for the Senate, to voting to gut EPA protections and denying that there even is a climate change crisis.

J.D. Vance will sell out to the highest bidder, whether that’s Trump or the fossil fuel industry. That makes him dangerous. Donald Trump was the worst president for climate in U.S. history. J.D. Vance will empower Donald Trump to enact even worse damage on our planet in a second Trump administration.”