Overview
- At the port event, President Trump amplified his "drill baby drill" message, crediting expanded drilling, regulatory rollbacks and Venezuelan crude flows for lower fuel costs and greater U.S. leverage.
- He said he has "pretty much" chosen a favorite in the three-way Republican Senate primary but declined to reveal it, with Sen. John Cornyn, Attorney General Ken Paxton and Rep. Wesley Hunt all in attendance.
- Energy Secretary Chris Wright highlighted continued cooperation with Venezuelan authorities and increased oil shipments to U.S. refineries following recent talks in Caracas.
- The Port of Corpus Christi, which handles roughly 42% of U.S. LNG exports, provided the backdrop as local leaders pressed for federal attention to water supply and infrastructure needs.
- The visit followed the State of the Union and a Supreme Court setback to the tariff program that the administration moved to reissue at a lower rate, aligning the energy push with the final day of early voting in Texas.