An Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) advisor has been caught on hidden camera admitting that the administration of President Joe Biden is racing to funnel billions of taxpayer dollars to climate organizations before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
The admission, captured by investigative journalism outfit Project Veritas, exposes a frantic effort by the outgoing administration to lock in its climate agenda and shield it from potential rollbacks under a Trump presidency.
Brent Efron, a special advisor for implementation at the EPA, was recorded boasting about sending tens of billions of dollars in grants to climate nonprofits as "an insurance policy" against Trump's promises to rein in government spending.
Efron, seemingly unbothered by the ethical implications, likened the effort to "throwing gold bars off the Titanic," a metaphor that underscores the desperation of the Biden administration to secure its climate legacy before time runs out. (Related: EPA advisor admits the agency is funneling billions to climate groups ahead of Trump’s return to White House.)