President-elect Trump blasted President Biden’s decision to block oil drilling across large swaths of the U.S.’s coastlines, saying he will “unban it.”
“It’s ridiculous, I’ll unban it immediately.” Trump said during an interview on Monday with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt.
However, it’s not totally clear whether he’ll be able to do so. During his previous term, Trump tried to reinstate drilling in areas blocked off by former President Obama, but was blocked from doing so in court.
In 2019, a judge ruled that the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act gives presidents the right to block drilling in certain areas but not to reinstate it.
Nevertheless, in the interview with Hewitt, Trump asserted that he would be able to reverse Biden’s action.
“I have the right to unban it immediately,” he said.