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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has installed more than 100 fossil fuel insiders, renewable energy opponents, corporate lobbyists, and far-right think tank alumni across nine agencies during his second term, according to a new analysis of the backgrounds of staffers appointed to roles in the administration.

“As the largest public power company in the United States, the Tennessee Valley Authority should fight for the interests of the millions of people it serves, rather than extorting them for profit. Donald Trump’s latest nominations make it clear that he sees ratepayers across TVA service states as merely another source of profit. As concerns about privatization continue to plague the TVA, a move which would raise ratepayer costs, degrade delivered services, and shrink jobs across the region, everyday it becomes more clear that impacted communities deserve better,” said Aguilar Rosenthal.

The Revolving Door Project issues comment on the announcement of Abundance-focused publication, The Argument

A new Revolving Door Project tracker records cuts made by the Trump-Musk administration to enforcement capacity at agencies responsible for overseeing corporations’ activities and identifying wrongdoing. 

DOGE isn’t going anywhere, according to the Trump administration’s own officials. Russell Vought seems to be the new boss in town, but he and Musk’s visions have been aligned from the start.

The Silicon Valley venture capitalist’s longstanding commitment to extreme right-wing ideology makes it clear that any attempts to ingratiate himself with liberals are just a means of obtaining crypto-friendly legislation.

RDP encourages journalists, activists and groups to monitor who currently leads, and who might soon take over, the government’s top watchdog offices. 

In response to the Trump administration’s reckless appointments of conspiracy theorists and corporate hacks to US Attorney positions across the country, Revolving Door Project (RDP) announced a project to track their appointments. RDP senior researcher, Toni Aguilar Rosenthal released the following statement: