The Politico Energy Summit on May 18 revealed a growing fissure between the Biden administration and the left wing of its base, as the president seeks to position himself as a centrist ahead of the 2024 election.
As Citi’s Val Smith spoke during a panel discussion, a protester piped up to demand that Smith’s bank divest from fossil fuels.
A group called Stop the Money Pipeline took credit for the action on Twitter.
“We cannot continue business as usual. There are no jobs on a dead planet,” they wrote, describing Citi as a significant funder of fossil fuel projects.
The Epoch Times has contacted Politico to confirm the account from Stop the Money Pipeline….