was set to attend an event hosted by wealthy oil industry leaders and Republican donors days after he denounced the Democratic infrastructure bill for seeking to"get rid of" fossil fuels.
Manchin was scheduled to travel to Houston, Texas on Friday for a fundraiser hosted by a committee largely comprised of Republican donors with ties to the oil and natural gas industry, according to The Texas Tribune. A copy of an invitation cover letter obtained by the news outlet says that the event is geared towards"supporting" Manchin, who the group describes as"a longtime friend, since his days as Governor of West Virginia.
Members of the event's hosting committee include Jeff Hildebrand, the billionaire co-founder of energy company Hilcorp, who personally donated $150,000 to former President's 2020 reelection campaign. Rich Kinder, billionaire co-founder of energy infrastructure company Kinder Morgan is also on the committee. Kinder has also donated generously to GOP candidates in recent years.
Sen. Joe Manchin was reportedly set to attend a Texas fundraising event hosted by wealthy Republican donors with ties to the oil and natural gas industry on Friday. Manchin is pictured heading into a meeting to discuss President Joe Biden's infrastructure plan at the Capitol in Washington, D.C. on June 23, 2021.While most of those hosting the event have energy industry ties and a history of donating to Republican political candidates, the event is not exclusively Republican.
Blk_Intellect Can't have a Texas GOP fundraising event without Joe 'The Kingmaker' Manchin. Isn't that right, oil execs?
CorporateDems gonna CorporateDem
The majority of WV citizens support oil and gas so don’t make this something it isn’t. Sen_JoeManchin was elected by West Virginians not by the crazy wacko radical left.
Manchin saying elimination of fossil fuels would make climate change worse is like saying smoking 2 packs of cigarettes/day will add 20 years to ur life.
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What a shit