President-elect Donald Trump nominated North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum on Friday for two positions in his new administration.

Trump said Burgum was joining the administration “as both Secretary of the Interior and, as Chairman of the newly formed, and very important, National Energy Council, which will consist of all Departments and Agencies involved in the permitting, production, generation, distribution, regulation, transportation, of ALL forms of American Energy.”

“This Council will oversee the path to U.S. ENERGY DOMINANCE by cutting red tape, enhancing private sector investments across all sectors of the Economy, and by focusing on INNOVATION over longstanding, but totally unnecessary, regulation,” he continued. “With U.S. Energy Dominance, we will drive down Inflation, win the A.I. arms race with China (and others), and expand American Diplomatic Power to end Wars all across the World.”

Trump said that the Democrats’ war on American energy has hurt America’s allies around the world by forcing them to buy from adversaries, like Iran and Russia, that in turn use the profits to fund war and terrorism.

“As Chairman of the National Energy Council, Doug will have a seat on the National Security Council,” he said. “As Secretary of the Interior, Doug will be a key leader in ushering in a new ‘Golden Age of American Prosperity’ and World Peace.”

MATT WALSH’S ‘AM I RACIST?’ NOW STREAMING ON DAILYWIRE+

Trump said that unleashing American energy production was one of the keys to reducing the national debt that the U.S. is burdened by.

“We will also undo the damage done by the Democrats to our Nation’s Electrical Grid, by dramatically increasing baseload power,” he added. “This will reduce the cost of Electrical bills that continue to skyrocket for Citizens and Small Businesses under Biden-Harris, and ensure that America has the power to serve all of our needs without the devastation of blackouts and brownouts, and to WIN the battle for A.I. superiority, which is key to National Security and our Nation’s Prosperity.”

🚨 STATEMENT FROM PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP: pic.twitter.com/F0M9AQa5yB

— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) November 15, 2024