Trump faces opposition from MAGA faithful over one admin energy choice

MAGA voters could turn on Donald Trump should the administration ignore recent polling figures which point to a split between voters and politicians.

A recent poll carried out on GOP voters and self-identified MAGA members found the base are broadly in favor of green energy plans. The results of a First Solar poll suggest a coalition of MAGA and Trump voters are interested in pursuing the benefits of clean energy, as opposed to the oil industry Trump has included as part of his admin plans.

Ben German, writing in Axios, confirmed more than half of voters from the "GOP+" sample of Republicans, GOP-leaning independents, and Trump voters, would consider utilizing green energy.

He wrote, "It found 51% favor utility-scale solar (large plants that generate electricity fed directly into the grid), while 30% oppose it. The share in favor soars to 70% if the panels are made in domestic factories, using US materials, and have no ties to China."

A polling memo sent around found that GOP+ members "understand that utility solar energy is a key aspect in allowing that to happen."

It added, "The belief by some on the right that solar energy is anathema to right-leaning voters is unfounded." Trump has made his position on offshore wind projects and green energy clear during his second term, once calling wind turbines "so pathetic and so bad".

Trump also made it clear that strikes on Venezuela and the subsequent capture of President Nicolás Maduro paved the way for oil investments which the US would oversee.

Trump has said that the U.S. would run Venezuela for an indefinite period of time, including taking control of 50 million barrels of oil. The president also indicated that he would not pay back Venezuela's debts, saying the U.S. is "not going to look at what people lost in the past, because that was their fault."