Amanda Aronchik

OK, so today we are doing questions from you, our listeners, all about President-elect Donald Trump and the next four years. To answer your questions, I will be bringing in different people from the Planet Money team. First up, Jeff Guo. Hello, Jeff. Hey, Amanda.

OK, so today we are doing questions from you, our listeners, all about President-elect Donald Trump and the next four years. To answer your questions, I will be bringing in different people from the Planet Money team. First up, Jeff Guo. Hello, Jeff. Hey, Amanda.

OK, so today we are doing questions from you, our listeners, all about President-elect Donald Trump and the next four years. To answer your questions, I will be bringing in different people from the Planet Money team. First up, Jeff Guo. Hello, Jeff. Hey, Amanda.

Ah, drill, baby, drill. That one's a classic.

Ah, drill, baby, drill. That one's a classic.

Ah, drill, baby, drill. That one's a classic.

Yeah, this seems like a big, important international question because the U.S. is the largest producer of oil in the world.

Yeah, this seems like a big, important international question because the U.S. is the largest producer of oil in the world.

Yeah, this seems like a big, important international question because the U.S. is the largest producer of oil in the world.

Yes, right. There have been, I remember, it's all coming back to me, a lot of political fights over this, right? Whether the president was going to allow for drilling in the Arctic or drilling in the Gulf Coast.

Yes, right. There have been, I remember, it's all coming back to me, a lot of political fights over this, right? Whether the president was going to allow for drilling in the Arctic or drilling in the Gulf Coast.

Yes, right. There have been, I remember, it's all coming back to me, a lot of political fights over this, right? Whether the president was going to allow for drilling in the Arctic or drilling in the Gulf Coast.

OK, but if President Trump just threw open the doors and was like, yeah, come on in oil companies, you can drill on federal land. No problem. Like, I have to assume that that would be enough oil production that it would bring down the price of oil at least some.

OK, but if President Trump just threw open the doors and was like, yeah, come on in oil companies, you can drill on federal land. No problem. Like, I have to assume that that would be enough oil production that it would bring down the price of oil at least some.

OK, but if President Trump just threw open the doors and was like, yeah, come on in oil companies, you can drill on federal land. No problem. Like, I have to assume that that would be enough oil production that it would bring down the price of oil at least some.

Right.

Right.

Right.

Oh, interesting. So it sounds like no matter how much federal land the president just opens up, he can't make companies go drill on that land.

Oh, interesting. So it sounds like no matter how much federal land the president just opens up, he can't make companies go drill on that land.