North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum flatly denied over the weekend a report in The Washington Post that claimed that former President Donald Trump offered to cut regulations for oil companies if their executives raised a billion dollars for his efforts to retake the White House.
Burgum made the remarks during a Sunday interview on CBS News’ “Face The Nation” with host Margaret Brennan when asked about the recent report.
“I was at that meeting,” Burgum said. “That did not happen. That is not what happened at that meeting. And that’s been reported over and over and over again.”
“He didn’t ask for a billion dollars in donations, and there was no quid pro quo,” he continued. “I mean, think what he did last time for the energy — this guy cut regulation for everybody, whether they donated to him or not. He helped get gas prices down for all Americans, Republicans,…
