Doug Burgum

And they're dealing with local building inspectors.

And evidently, these chip design plants are moving so quickly, you're constantly calling an audible, and you're saying, well, look,

three months ago it looked like this, but in 18 months we've now decided it needs to look like this.

And you've got someone saying, well, you said the pipe was going to be there, not there.

We're shutting you down.

And just the level of permitting, we always talk about how, I think I may have even talked about it on your podcast, how Germany had de-industrialized.

We even made the decision to de-industrialize through our environmental regulations.

i think the most important thing we can do is make it easy to build things again and stay out of the way and not over regulate secretary thank you thank you very much

And prior to that, when it was originally built, because this is before the amazing miracle of the whole shale revolution in our country, without that, this was being built as a LNG import facility. That was the original thing. We're going to have to import LNG to America. Now, LNG is the number two dollar export on the all-time list for the country.

And prior to that, when it was originally built, because this is before the amazing miracle of the whole shale revolution in our country, without that, this was being built as a LNG import facility. That was the original thing. We're going to have to import LNG to America. Now, LNG is the number two dollar export on the all-time list for the country.

It's the second most highest dollar value we export. We went from being like, oh, we're going to run out of oil and gas, to today, we're energy independent on a net basis, and we're on our path towards becoming energy dominant.

It's the second most highest dollar value we export. We went from being like, oh, we're going to run out of oil and gas, to today, we're energy independent on a net basis, and we're on our path towards becoming energy dominant.

David, it's great to be with you. Thank you for coming down and seeing this amazing facility.

David, it's great to be with you. Thank you for coming down and seeing this amazing facility.

Well, I think President Trump, one of his core goals, if we talk about energy dominance, which is beyond energy independence, it's not just a slogan. It's really about how do we have the power to power AI in America? How do we power the remanufacturing in America? And then how do we sell energy to our friends and allies so that they don't have to buy it from our adversaries?

Well, I think President Trump, one of his core goals, if we talk about energy dominance, which is beyond energy independence, it's not just a slogan. It's really about how do we have the power to power AI in America? How do we power the remanufacturing in America? And then how do we sell energy to our friends and allies so that they don't have to buy it from our adversaries?

And what you and I had a chance to see today is the largest LNG export facility in America, the second largest in the world.

And what you and I had a chance to see today is the largest LNG export facility in America, the second largest in the world.

Absolutely. And part of the amazing energy transformation that I think is not fully appreciated by most Americans is when this plant began in the early 2000s, it was meant to be an LNG import facility. America was running out of oil and gas. And they said, wait, we got to be ready to start importing it just to meet our needs.

Absolutely. And part of the amazing energy transformation that I think is not fully appreciated by most Americans is when this plant began in the early 2000s, it was meant to be an LNG import facility. America was running out of oil and gas. And they said, wait, we got to be ready to start importing it just to meet our needs.