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mapontoseventhslast Wednesday at 7:49 PM1 replyview on HN

Where did you get the idea that he's the least bought? It's factually inaccurate.

He literally publicly offered oil executives whatever they wanted for a billion dollars, and though he didn't make that much (that we can prove) has been delivering on that promise since. [0]

While being "honest" in the sense of "staying bought" and delivering the promised graft is somewhat commendable, it's not exactly evidence that he holds some sort of moral high ground.

[0] https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4961820-oil-bi...


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burningChromelast Wednesday at 8:24 PM

How is this any different than Biden making sweeping environmental promises and then allocating billions to those groups?

I don't see any difference and this is something that all candidates do at every level - local, state and federal elections. I mean, look at what Mamdani promised in order to get elected.

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