Pretty soon they will be begging Trump to help them out.
> Pretty soon they will be begging Trump to help them out. <
And that will drive the narrative going forward. Trump will either say no, or offer limited assistance (either response would be appropriate).
Then it will all be Trumps fault. No one will blame the goofy environmentalists or the incompetent state officials. It will all be Trumps fault.
And if they do, he and the rest of the country should give the middle finger salute and tell them “you made your bed, now lay in it” and tell the self-righteous idiots in Hollywood to bail them out.
For now, they are diverting more of the gasoline tax collections to other than transportation use.