But there was also an action that was taken that did not get attention immediately, but I started to pay attention to a few days after the inauguration, and that was President Trump declared an energy emergency in the United States using the International Emergency Statute. IPA statute is broadly worded. It allows a President to declare an emergency when there is a significant and unusual challenge to the United States that stems primarily from a source outside the United States shore. (07:14–07:17)
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